Martin Digital History

Polly Parker, 1909

Item

Title

Polly Parker, 1909

Description

Native American Polly Parker, who escaped U.S. soldiers and avoided Western relocation in 1858, was a Muskogee-speaking Cow Creek Seminole believed to have lived in Polly's Hammock on what is now Adams Ranch, until she died in 1922.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow, from the HSMC collection.

Date

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white copy print, 4x6 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Thurlow-2026-009-FFB-elliott-001
2026.009

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

Florida Photographic Concern (Ft. Pierce, Fla.) and Harry Hill (1865-1937), “Polly Parker, 1909,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/18607.