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    A pamphlet cover summarizing the contents with engraved portrait of Professor John W. Webster, print and publication information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
    Page 14 of a pamphlet, detailing a section of trial transcript and an engraving of the remains found in the medical college which consisted of the torso and partial legs of a body.
    Pages 10 and 11 of a pamphlet with large engravings of the relevant scenes and text from the trial.
    Page 18 includes trial text and four small engravings of dental bridges from Dr. Parkman’s mouth.
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    Page 14 of a pamphlet, detailing a section of trial transcript and an engraving of the remains found in the medical college which consisted of the torso and partial legs of a body.

    The Remains, 1850

    An illustration of the remains recovered from the Medical College.

    Trial of Professor John W. Webster, for the murder of Doctor George Parkman. Reported exclusively for the N.Y. Daily Globe… , Pg. 14. (New York, 1850).

    About the Case

    The 1849 murder of the wealthy and prominent Dr. George Parkman was the subject of many pamphlets. Dr. John Webster, a chemistry professor at Harvard Medical College, borrowed money from Parkman and couldn’t pay it back. Parkman went missing and was last seen entering the College for an appointment with Webster. Read more…

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    A pamphlet cover summarizing the contents with engraved portrait of Professor John W. Webster, print and publication information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
    Trial of Professor John W. Webster, for the murder of Doctor George Parkman. Reported exclusively for the N.Y. Daily Globe... 76 pp. (New York, 1850) Go To NLM Catalog Record

    A pamphlet cover summarizing the contents with engraved portrait of Professor John W. Webster, print and publication information, and a library stamp from the Surgeon General’s Office Library.
    Trial of Professor John W. Webster, 1850
    Pages 10 and 11 of a pamphlet with large engravings of the relevant scenes and text from the trial.
    Harvard Medical College, Boston, 1850
    Page 18 includes trial text and four small engravings of dental bridges from Dr. Parkman’s mouth.
    Dental Bridges from Dr. Parkman’s Mouth, 1850
    An illustration of the skeletal remains recovered pictured in profile as though walking, with a detail of the partial lower jaw below.
    Restoration of Dr. Parkman’s Skeleton, 1850
    On page 74, an engraving of the view of the interior of a small stone room with a narrow bed, table, and chair..
    Professor Webster’s Cell, 1850
    Head and shoulders engraving of Ephraim Littlefield, and below, an “accurate drawing” of the articles found in the laboratory.
    Ephraim Littlefield and Articles in the Laboratory of Professor Webster, 1850

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    Visible Proofs Exhibition: Upon a View of the Body