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R. L. Williams Cornet Band

SpiroOrganized 1906; photographed c. 1906Cornet band
Documented history with gaps
Master record006

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

The item record identifies a Spiro, Indian Territory cornet band organized in 1906 and names its photographed members. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of R. L. Williams' Cornet Band of Spiro, Indian Territory, organized in 1906. L to R, top row: J. R. James, Oren McBride, Sam James, Charles James, Charles Holt, Dunlap Boothe. Bottom row: B. F. Henley, Jonathan Collins, H. E. Garr, Roscoe Miller, c. 1906.

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

History

Identity and chronology

The item record identifies a Spiro, Indian Territory cornet band organized in 1906 and names its photographed members. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of R. L. Williams' Cornet Band of Spiro, Indian Territory, organized in 1906. L to R, top row: J. R. James, Oren McBride, Sam James, Charles James, Charles Holt, Dunlap Boothe. Bottom row: B. F. Henley, Jonathan Collins, H. E. Garr, Roscoe Miller, c. 1906.

Leadership

The item record identifies a Spiro, Indian Territory cornet band organized in 1906 and names its photographed members.

Sponsorship and participation

R. L. Williams Cornet Band is treated as a community or municipal band because the evidence ties it to Spiro. 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

The item record identifies a Spiro, Indian Territory cornet band organized in 1906 and names its photographed members. 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 (R. L. Williams Cornet Band).

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

  1. Documented evidence

    The item record identifies a Spiro, Indian Territory cornet band organized in 1906 and names its photographed members. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph of R. L. Williams' Cornet Band of Spiro, Indian Territory, organized in 1906. L to R, top row: J. R. James, Oren McBride, Sam James, Charles James, Charles Holt, Dunlap Boothe. Bottom row: B. F. Henley, Jonathan Collins, H. E. Garr, Roscoe Miller, c. 1906.

    Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

No material contradiction is resolved by assumption. For R. L. Williams Cornet Band, Organized 1906; photographed c. 1906 is treated as the documented evidence span, not automatically as a founding date, closing date, or proof of continuous operation.

What remains unknown

For R. L. Williams Cornet 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: “R.L. Williams' Cornet Bank” — Photograph of R. L. Williams' Cornet Band of Spiro, Indian Territory, organized in 1906. L to R, top row: J. R. James, Oren McBride, Sam James, Charles James, Charles Holt, Dunlap Boothe. Bottom row: B. F. Henley, Jonathan Collins, H. E. Garr, Roscoe Miller, c. 1906.

  1. The Gateway to Oklahoma History item

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