[gatagato]

Wow, the photo is dated 1908!

Description English: Man in an electric chair. Date 1908
Source NYPL Digital Gallery Author Unknown

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypld...strucID=713082

Caption from sciencephoto.com
Caption: Electric chair. Historical photograph (dated 1908) of a man about to be executed by electric chair.

BUT found a surprise @ Cayuga County Historian -> Early History of Cayuga County -> Auburn Prison

Waiting, 1908. This postcard was printed by Hamilton's Drug store in Auburn, and it promoted a side of Auburn that the chamber of commerce would rather not advertise. The individual in the chair was not executed. He was simply a trusted inmate who had been cleaning the rooms near the electric chair, and was persuaded by a photographer to pose for this image. The chair was destroyed in the riots of 1929.

This description was taken from the book
Around Auburn (NY) (Images of America)Google books at page # 73.


Chester Gillette was executed in Auburn on March 30, 1908, but it seems that the man in the photo is a random inmate, not him.

"Waiting." is the title of the (retouched) photo used for this postcard likely made before the Gillette's execution. Good razors btw.

[Spiffyfable]

They ought to think about making a "Rocking" Electric Chair. Now that would be something to see in action!

[murofhsirgo]

You are full of shit Intruder your ass, lol

[K53]

Death awaits