Historical evidence ·
Muskogee Symphony Band
Yale's Solomon Sir Jones film finding aid transcribes a Muskogee Symphony Band slate for November 26, 1925, in Film 5 at 00:06:52–00:07:18. The name, place and filmed presence are documented. School or civic affiliation, personnel, instruments and active performance await frame-level review. No identity with Central High School or Manual Training High School is inferred.
- Community
- Muskogee
- Historical setting
- Oklahoma
- Ensemble
- resident band — exact community/school affiliation, ensemble type and instrumentation unresolved
- Earliest reviewed evidence
- 1925-11-26 — filmed Thanksgiving sequence
- Later reviewed evidence
- 1925-11-26 — only verified activity point
- People named in the sources
- Not established
What remains uncertain
Possible relation to Muskogee Manual Training High School or another school/civic organization is unresolved; a common identity is not established.
High for exact band name, Muskogee location, date and filmed presence from Yale’s item-level archivist slate transcription; medium for activity context. Director, roster, instruments, institutional affiliation and whether the segment shows active performance await frame review.
Sources and access
- Yale University Library / Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library — Guide to the Solomon Sir Jones Films, WA MSS S-2636
- YouTube / Rich Hanley — MTH Muskogee v. BH of Tulsa, Thanksgiving, 1925 — Solomon Sir Jones Film 5 derivative
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