History
Identity and chronology
The repository record states that the Byars Concert Band was organized February 22, 1910, and names many members in the photograph. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Byars Concert Band, organized February 22, 1910, Byars, OK. Band members (left to right): E. R. Harrison, Otto Foster, Luther Miller, Fred Hornbeak, Forrest Clair, Mr. Findley, Bill Vauoy[?], Zene Foster, Walcot Zucker, Johnny Harris, Roger Harris, Arthur Edgmon, Unknown, Ray Grider, Kelsey Warren, Howard Findley, and Moody Bowman.
Leadership
The repository record states that the Byars Concert Band was organized February 22, 1910, and names many members in the photograph.
Sponsorship and participation
Byars Concert Band is treated as a community or municipal band because the evidence ties it to Byars. 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
The repository record states that the Byars Concert Band was organized February 22, 1910, and names many members in the photograph. 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 (Byars Concert Band).