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Idabel Concert Band

Idabel1914Concert band
Documented history with gaps
Master record012

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

A 1914 photograph identifies the Idabel Concert Band and lists members, while noting that not every member was present. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of Idabel concert band in 1914. Not all members present but the members were: Jesse George, Roscoe Kuykendall, Rice Gore, Seeger Penny, Chet Herring, Henry Hardy, Lewis Hardy, Hall Allen, Jack Crawlier, Carl Knapp, Luther Callahan, Byron Ragsdale, Zion…

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

History

Identity and chronology

A 1914 photograph identifies the Idabel Concert Band and lists members, while noting that not every member was present. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of Idabel concert band in 1914. Not all members present but the members were: Jesse George, Roscoe Kuykendall, Rice Gore, Seeger Penny, Chet Herring, Henry Hardy, Lewis Hardy, Hall Allen, Jack Crawlier, Carl Knapp, Luther Callahan, Byron Ragsdale, Zion Hendrix, Joe Goldberg, W.A. Loftin, J.L. Hamm, and Fred Mitchell.

Leadership

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

Sponsorship and participation

Idabel Concert Band is treated as a community or municipal band because the evidence ties it to Idabel. 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 1914 photograph identifies the Idabel Concert Band and lists members, while noting that not every member was present. 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 (Idabel Concert Band).

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

  1. Documented evidence

    A 1914 photograph identifies the Idabel Concert Band and lists members, while noting that not every member was present. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of Idabel concert band in 1914. Not all members present but the members were: Jesse George, Roscoe Kuykendall, Rice Gore, Seeger Penny, Chet Herring, Henry Hardy, Lewis Hardy, Hall Allen, Jack Crawlier, Carl Knapp, Luther Callahan, Byron Ragsdale, Zion…

    Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

No material contradiction is resolved by assumption. For Idabel Concert Band, 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 Idabel Concert 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: “Idabel Concert Band” — Photograph of Idabel concert band in 1914. Not all members present but the members were: Jesse George, Roscoe Kuykendall, Rice Gore, Seeger Penny, Chet Herring, Henry Hardy, Lewis Hardy, Hall Allen, Jack Crawlier, Carl Knapp, Luther Callahan, Byron Ragsdale, Zion Hendrix, Joe Goldberg, W.A. Loftin, J.L. Hamm, and Fred Mitchell.

  1. The Gateway to Oklahoma History item

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