Military and Veterans Bands

Oklahoma National Guard First Infantry Band

Also documented as: Oklahoma N.G. First Infantry Band

GuthriePhotographed November 16, 1907Military infantry band

Documented history with gaps

Master record158

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

A Gateway catalog record identifies the Oklahoma National Guard First Infantry Band in Governor Charles N. Haskell's inauguration-day parade in Guthrie on November 16, 1907. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Oklahoma National Guard First Infantry Band during Charles N. Haskell's Inauguration Day Parade, Guthrie, OK Nov. 16, 1907.

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

History

Identity and chronology

Leadership

The reviewed evidence for Oklahoma National Guard First Infantry Band does not identify a director, bandmaster, organizer, or complete leadership succession.

Sponsorship and participation

Oklahoma National Guard First Infantry Band is treated as a military or veterans ensemble under the unit, post, ship, or veterans affiliation stated in its name and evidence. The packet does not infer a different command relationship or uninterrupted unit lineage.

Adult or plausibly adult; exact participation model may remain unverified.

Activity

A Gateway catalog record identifies the Oklahoma National Guard First Infantry Band in Governor Charles N. Haskell's inauguration-day parade in Guthrie on November 16, 1907.

Why this band matters

Named military unit, lineage, or veterans organization with durable Oklahoma evidence.

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

Photographed November 16, 1907
Documented evidence
A Gateway catalog record identifies the Oklahoma National Guard First Infantry Band in Governor Charles N. Haskell's inauguration-day parade in Guthrie on November 16, 1907. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of the Oklahoma National Guard First Infantry Band during Charles N. Haskell's Inauguration Day Parade, Guthrie, OK Nov. 16, 1907.
Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

Determine founding date, roster, director, unit lineage, and relationship to the earlier First Regiment and later First Oklahoma Infantry bands. Until that issue is resolved, the packet uses the narrowest chronology and identity stated in the evidence.

What remains unknown

Determine founding date, roster, director, unit lineage, and relationship to the earlier First Regiment and later First Oklahoma Infantry bands.

Evidence

Sources

1 of 1 listed live source link resolved during the September 3, 2026 audit. Gateway metadata checked: Primary: “Charles N. Haskell's Inauguration Day Parade” — Photograph of the Oklahoma National Guard First Infantry Band during Charles N. Haskell's Inauguration Day Parade, Guthrie, OK Nov. 16, 1907.

The Gateway to Oklahoma History itemGateway catalog metadc1623239; OHS local identifier 21118.1.B

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