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Claremore Band

ClaremoreDate not establishedTown, city, or civic band; exact type unverified
Documented history with gaps
Master record039
Historical photograph: Claremore Band

Claremore Band — Date unknown — Do not invent a date.

Claremore Band, item 2022.00025. Rogers County Historical Society, via The Gateway to Oklahoma History.

2022.00025; metadc2048871 · 1500 × 1201 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 historical photograph identifies the Claremore Band and names Paul Cumiskey as director. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Claremore band with Paul Cumiskey as the director.

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

History

Identity and chronology

A historical photograph identifies the Claremore Band and names Paul Cumiskey as director. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Claremore band with Paul Cumiskey as the director.

Leadership

A historical photograph identifies the Claremore Band and names Paul Cumiskey as director.

Sponsorship and participation

Claremore Band is treated as a community or municipal band because the evidence ties it to Claremore. 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 historical photograph identifies the Claremore Band and names Paul Cumiskey as director. 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 (Claremore Band).

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

  1. Documented evidence

    A historical photograph identifies the Claremore Band and names Paul Cumiskey as director. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Claremore band with Paul Cumiskey as the director.

    Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

Confirm date, formal name, sponsor, membership model, active span, and source collection context. Until that issue is resolved, the packet uses the narrowest chronology and identity stated in the evidence.

What remains unknown

Confirm date, formal name, sponsor, membership model, active span, and source collection context.

Evidence

Sources

1 of 1 listed live source link resolved during the September 3, 2026 audit. Gateway metadata checked: Primary: “Claremore Band” — Photograph of the Claremore band with Paul Cumiskey as the director.

  1. The Gateway to Oklahoma History item

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