Martin Digital History

Donald Parker, Indiantown telegrapher, 1929

Item

Title

Donald Parker, Indiantown telegrapher, 1929

Description

Telegrapher Oscar Donald Parker (1907-1961), who was able to receive ship radio reports of the 1928 hurricane and then warn people to escape to safe ground.

Source

Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white print; 4x5.7 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

HSMC-2023-018-ITB-d018
2023.018

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

“Donald Parker, Indiantown telegrapher, 1929,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/4288.