Military and Veterans Bands

Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band

CushingDate not establishedAmerican Legion novelty or marching band

Documented history with gaps

Master record022

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

An archival photograph explicitly identifies the Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band in Cushing, OK.

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

History

Identity and chronology

An archival photograph explicitly identifies the Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band in Cushing, OK.

Leadership

The reviewed evidence for Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band does not identify a director, bandmaster, organizer, or complete leadership succession.

Sponsorship and participation

Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band is treated as a military or veterans ensemble under the unit, post, ship, or veterans affiliation stated in its name and evidence. The packet does not infer a different command relationship or uninterrupted unit lineage.

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

Activity

An archival photograph explicitly identifies the Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band. The image is evidence of the depicted occasion or group, not proof of a founding date or continuous operation.

Why this band matters

Named military unit, lineage, or veterans organization with durable Oklahoma evidence.

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

Date not established
Documented evidence
An archival photograph explicitly identifies the Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band in Cushing, OK.
Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

No material contradiction is resolved by assumption. For Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band, Date not established is treated as the documented evidence span, not automatically as a founding date, closing date, or proof of continuous operation.

What remains unknown

For Cushing American Legion Cowboy 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: “Cushing, OK” — Photograph of the Cushing American Legion Cowboy Band in Cushing, OK.

The Gateway to Oklahoma History itemOklahoma Historical Society - Bands.pdf, PDF page 4; OHS catalog 20979

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