School and Youth Bands

Eufaula High School Band

EufaulaPhotographed in February 1940School marching band

Documented history with gaps

Master record165

High school band parading down the main street of Eufaula, Oklahoma — 1940-02 — Retain Russell Lee credit, exact title, and reproduction number.

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection, photograph by Russell Lee, LC-DIG-fsa-8a27944

LC-DIG-fsa-8a27944 · 1024 × 675 JPEG

No known restrictions; FSA/OWI item-level rights advisory. 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

Farm Security Administration photographer Russell Lee photographed the Eufaula High School Band parading on Eufaula’s main street in February 1940. The Library of Congress record number is LC-USF33-012585-M1, with digital reproduction LC-DIG-fsa-8a27944.

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

History

Identity and chronology

Leadership

The Library of Congress record does not identify the director or students.

Sponsorship and participation

The photograph documents a public-school marching band in Eufaula.

Student-only.

Activity

The image directly establishes a main-street parade appearance in February 1940.

Why this band matters

Historical educational-band record retained under the approved significance and durable-source test.

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

Photographed in February 1940
Documented evidence
Farm Security Administration photographer Russell Lee photographed the Eufaula High School Band parading on Eufaula’s main street in February 1940. The Library of Congress record number is LC-USF33-012585-M1, with digital reproduction LC-DIG-fsa-8a27944.
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Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

The packet does not claim a founding date or continuous relationship to the current program.

What remains unknown

A director, event name, and school-program chronology would enrich the entry but are not necessary for the precisely dated photographic record.

Evidence

Sources

The Library of Congress catalog record, reproduction numbers, rights advisory, and downloadable TIFF availability were checked on 2026-09-03.

Library of Congress itemLibrary of Congress, FSA/OWI Black-and-White Negatives, LC-DIG-fsa-8a27944

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