Martin Digital History

Transmission tower near Palm City, 1954

Item

Title

Transmission tower near Palm City, 1954

Description

Television and telephone transmission tower under construction and located to the west of Palm City. A similar photograph of this tower at the halfway point of construction was published in the Stuart News (21 Oct 1954). Construction for the full 200 ft. tower was completed in October, 1954. Control building for the tower and the antennas for the tower are also in view.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-020-er-097
2025.020

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Transmission tower near Palm City, 1954,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/14896.