Military and Veterans Bands

Salvation Army Brass Band of Tulsa

TulsaNovember 24, 1942Salvation Army brass band
Documented history with gaps
Master record046

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

A dated Walter J. Madson photograph identifies a Salvation Army Brass Band in Tulsa.

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

History

Identity and chronology

A dated Walter J. Madson photograph identifies a Salvation Army Brass Band in Tulsa.

Leadership

The reviewed evidence for Salvation Army Brass Band of Tulsa does not identify a director, bandmaster, organizer, or complete leadership succession.

Sponsorship and participation

Salvation Army Brass Band of Tulsa 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 dated Walter J. Madson photograph identifies a Salvation Army Brass Band in Tulsa. The image is evidence of the depicted occasion or group, not proof of a founding date or continuous operation.

Why this band matters

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

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

  1. Documented evidence

    A dated Walter J. Madson photograph identifies a Salvation Army Brass Band in Tulsa.

    Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

The evidence for Salvation Army Brass Band of Tulsa does not establish uninterrupted continuity across every named period, reorganization, alias, or possible successor. The packet therefore treats November 24, 1942 as the supported evidence span rather than a complete institutional chronology.

What remains unknown

For Salvation Army Brass Band of Tulsa: confirm founding and closing dates, directors, membership, sponsorship, performances, and any successor organization from primary sources.

Evidence

Sources

1 of 1 listed live source link resolved during the September 3, 2026 audit.

  1. Tulsahistory sourceMuseum of Tulsa History - band 1.pdf, PDF page 7; catalog 2002.483.001

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