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Emet Town Band

Emetc. 1914Town band
Documented history with gaps
Master record011

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

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Documented overview

A circa-1914 photograph identifies the Emet Town Band and supplies a substantial list of members. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Emet Town Band, Emet, OK, c.1914. Some band members are named but not identified in the photo. 1. E. R. Bradley, 2. Marvin Heflin, 3. Bill Heflin, 4. Billie Williams, 5. Jim Bronaugh, 6. Ludie Johston, 7. Leo Wilkerson, 8. Yia Cheadle, 9. Kisko Cheadle, 10.…

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

History

Identity and chronology

A circa-1914 photograph identifies the Emet Town Band and supplies a substantial list of members. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Emet Town Band, Emet, OK, c.1914. Some band members are named but not identified in the photo. 1. E. R. Bradley, 2. Marvin Heflin, 3. Bill Heflin, 4. Billie Williams, 5. Jim Bronaugh, 6. Ludie Johston, 7. Leo Wilkerson, 8. Yia Cheadle, 9. Kisko Cheadle, 10. Jessie Melton, 11. Howard Bradley, 12. Ralph Johnstone, 13. Bob Chronister, 14. Junior Hunnioutt.

Leadership

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

Sponsorship and participation

Emet Town Band is treated as a community or municipal band because the evidence ties it to Emet. 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 circa-1914 photograph identifies the Emet Town Band and supplies a substantial list of members. 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 (Emet Town Band).

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

  1. Documented evidence

    A circa-1914 photograph identifies the Emet Town Band and supplies a substantial list of members. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Emet Town Band, Emet, OK, c.1914. Some band members are named but not identified in the photo. 1. E. R. Bradley, 2. Marvin Heflin, 3. Bill Heflin, 4. Billie Williams, 5. Jim Bronaugh, 6. Ludie Johston, 7. Leo Wilkerson, 8. Yia Cheadle, 9. Kisko Cheadle, 10.…

    Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

No material contradiction is resolved by assumption. For Emet Town Band, c. 1914 is treated as the documented evidence span, not automatically as a founding date, closing date, or proof of continuous operation.

What remains unknown

For Emet Town 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: “Emet Town Band” — Photograph of the Emet Town Band, Emet, OK, c.1914. Some band members are named but not identified in the photo. 1. E. R. Bradley, 2. Marvin Heflin, 3. Bill Heflin, 4. Billie Williams, 5. Jim Bronaugh, 6. Ludie Johston, 7. Leo Wilkerson, 8. Yia Cheadle, 9. Kisko Cheadle, 10. Jessie Melton, 11. Howard Bradley, 12. Ralph Johnstone, 13. Bob Chronister, 14. Junior Hunnioutt.

  1. The Gateway to Oklahoma History item

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