Community and Municipal Bands

Berwyn Band

Berwyn, now Gene Autryc. 1909-1910Town band

Documented history with gaps

Master record008

Berwyn Band, Berwyn, Ok. — c. 1909–1910 — Date comes from the source note; retain circa wording.

Berwyn Band, c. 1909–1910, p00001495. Ardmore Public Library, via The Gateway to Oklahoma History.

p00001495; metadc1627058 · 1500 × 1179 JPEG

Written permission reported; Gateway citation pattern. Verified 2026-09-03. Available file is below the preferred 1,600-pixel feature target and is shown without invented enhancement.

Official item record

Documented overview

A group photograph is identified on its reverse as the Berwyn Band and dated circa 1909-1910. The live archival metadata further states: Berwyn Band, Berwyn, Ok. Picture of the band made C1909-1910. (identified on the back)

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

History

Identity and chronology

Leadership

The reviewed evidence for Berwyn Band does not identify a director, bandmaster, organizer, or complete leadership succession.

Sponsorship and participation

Berwyn Band is treated as a community or municipal band because the evidence ties it to Berwyn, now Gene Autry. Municipal ownership, public funding, and organizational continuity are not inferred from a town name alone.

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

Activity

A group photograph is identified on its reverse as the Berwyn Band and dated circa 1909-1910. The image is evidence of the depicted occasion or group, not proof of a founding date or continuous operation.

Why this band matters

Named Oklahoma community or municipal ensemble with durable evidence (Berwyn Band).

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

c. 1909-1910
Documented evidence
A group photograph is identified on its reverse as the Berwyn Band and dated circa 1909-1910. The live archival metadata further states: Berwyn Band, Berwyn, Ok. Picture of the band made C1909-1910. (identified on the back)
Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

No material contradiction is resolved by assumption. For Berwyn Band, c. 1909-1910 is treated as the documented evidence span, not automatically as a founding date, closing date, or proof of continuous operation.

What remains unknown

For Berwyn Band: active span, membership, directors, and later status remain to be researched.

Evidence

Sources

1 of 1 listed live source link resolved during the September 3, 2026 audit. Gateway metadata checked: Primary: “Berwyn Band, Berwyn, Ok.” — Berwyn Band, Berwyn, Ok. Picture of the band made C1909-1910. (identified on the back)

The Gateway to Oklahoma History item

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