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Lienke Brothers City Band

Oklahoma City1979City or specialty band
Documented history with gaps
Master record033

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

A 1979 newspaper photograph identifies the Lienke Brothers City Band and names five musicians. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Lienke Brothers City Band includes Tupper and TomLienke, Jim Hochanadel, ROger Lienke and Michael Dennis."

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

History

Identity and chronology

A 1979 newspaper photograph identifies the Lienke Brothers City Band and names five musicians. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Lienke Brothers City Band includes Tupper and TomLienke, Jim Hochanadel, ROger Lienke and Michael Dennis."

Leadership

The reviewed evidence for Lienke Brothers City Band does not identify a director, bandmaster, organizer, or complete leadership succession.

Sponsorship and participation

Lienke Brothers City Band is treated as a community or municipal band because the evidence ties it to Oklahoma City. 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 1979 newspaper photograph identifies the Lienke Brothers City Band and names five musicians. 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 (Lienke Brothers City Band).

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

  1. Documented evidence

    A 1979 newspaper photograph identifies the Lienke Brothers City Band and names five musicians. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Lienke Brothers City Band includes Tupper and TomLienke, Jim Hochanadel, ROger Lienke and Michael Dennis."

    Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

No material contradiction is resolved by assumption. For Lienke Brothers City Band, 1979 is treated as the documented evidence span, not automatically as a founding date, closing date, or proof of continuous operation.

What remains unknown

For Lienke Brothers City 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: “[Photograph 2012.201.B0358B.0030]” — Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Lienke Brothers City Band includes Tupper and TomLienke, Jim Hochanadel, ROger Lienke and Michael Dennis."

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