Marching, Drum Corps, and Parade Bands

101 Ranch Band

Near Ponca CityPostcard printed c. 1910-1918Ranch and touring-show band

Documented history with gaps

Master record017

Image status

Cleared basis; publication file unavailable

The rights basis is recorded, but no checksum-verified publication file is present in the launch manifest.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

An OHS postcard printed about 1910–1918 shows a band at the Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch. The archive describes a person leading the band as “Chief Jerronomo,” preserving the catalog’s historical wording.

Documented history with gaps. The record supports a public history, with important limitations stated on the page.

History

Identity and chronology

Leadership

The image caption identifies a visible leader only through the archive’s historical label; it does not establish the ensemble’s bandmaster or the person’s identity independently.

Sponsorship and participation

The band was associated with the 101 Ranch and its touring-show environment near Ponca City.

Adult or plausibly adult; exact participation model may remain unverified.

Activity

The postcard documents the band as part of the ranch’s public spectacle during the 1910s.

Why this band matters

Stable named parade, pipe, or drum-corps organization with durable Oklahoma evidence.

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

Postcard printed c. 1910-1918
Documented evidence
An OHS postcard printed about 1910–1918 shows a band at the Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch. The archive describes a person leading the band as “Chief Jerronomo,” preserving the catalog’s historical wording.
Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

The site should quote or attribute the catalog wording rather than silently identifying “Chief Jerronomo” as Geronimo or another person. The record does not prove a continuous band throughout the postcard’s broad date range.

What remains unknown

Roster, director, exact photograph date, and tour chronology remain unknown; ranch-wide context is available from OHS but must not be substituted for band-specific evidence.

Evidence

Sources

The OHS/Gateway postcard record and OHS 101 Ranch context were checked on 2026-09-03.

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