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![Hunstville, Texas, USA. 13th Sep, 2016. Electric chair 'Old Sparky' in the Texas Prison Museum in Hunstville, Texas, USA, 13 September 2016. Photo: Michael Donhauser/dpa/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy Hunstville, Texas, USA. 13th Sep, 2016. Electric chair 'Old Sparky' in the Texas Prison Museum in Hunstville, Texas, USA, 13 September 2016. Photo: Michael Donhauser/dpa/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/H65JDM/hunstville-texas-usa-13th-sep-2016-electric-chair-old-sparky-in-the-H65JDM.jpg)
Hunstville, Texas, USA. 13th Sep, 2016. Electric chair 'Old Sparky' in the Texas Prison Museum in Hunstville, Texas, USA, 13 September 2016. Photo: Michael Donhauser/dpa/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy
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