Fraternal, Workplace, and Institutional Bands

Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Employees Band

Also documented as: Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Band

Tulsac. 1928Company employees band

Documented history with gaps

Master record052

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

A Beryl Ford Collection record identifies the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Employees Band about 1928. The catalog evidence securely documents the group but does not explain its leadership, funding, or complete activity.

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

History

Identity and chronology

A Beryl Ford Collection photograph is titled “Oklahoma Natural Gas Company band” and its description identifies the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Employees Band about 1928. The item’s accession reference is A1464.

Leadership

No director or officer is identified in the catalog record.

Sponsorship and participation

The title and description establish an employer-connected employee band. The record does not say whether all performers were employees or how the company funded the ensemble.

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

Activity

The photograph securely documents the group about 1928. No broader performance chronology has been verified.

Why this band matters

Named sponsored organization documenting Oklahoma civic, occupational, fraternal, or institutional music.

Identity controls

Relationships

Names are typed so a related ensemble is not silently converted into an alias.

Alias

Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Band

Shorter form used as the archival item title.

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

c. 1928
Employees band photographed
The catalog record identifies the company-connected ensemble.
Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

The packet uses the fuller catalog description as the project name while preserving the item title in the citation.

What remains unknown

Company newsletters, personnel lists, concerts, and active-span evidence would enrich the page but are not required for a qualified photograph-based entry.

Evidence

Sources

Tulsa City-County Library ContentDM metadata, accession reference, rights note, and scan description were checked on 2026-09-03.

Tulsa City-County Library, Beryl Ford Collection, accession A1464, c. 1928

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