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Sequoyah Silver Cornet Band

Sallisaw1939Cornet band
Documented history with gaps
Master record023

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

A 1939 group photograph shows the ensemble name on its drum and associates the band with Sallisaw. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(Group/portait photo of a band with the drum having "Sequoyah Silver Cornet Band" on it with the guys holding their instruments. Backside handwriting: ""Sallisaw, okla.-Band.")"

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

History

Identity and chronology

A 1939 group photograph shows the ensemble name on its drum and associates the band with Sallisaw. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(Group/portait photo of a band with the drum having "Sequoyah Silver Cornet Band" on it with the guys holding their instruments. Backside handwriting: ""Sallisaw, okla.-Band.")"

Leadership

The reviewed evidence for Sequoyah Silver Cornet Band does not identify a director, bandmaster, organizer, or complete leadership succession.

Sponsorship and participation

Sequoyah Silver Cornet Band is treated as a community or municipal band because the evidence ties it to Sallisaw. 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

A 1939 group photograph shows the ensemble name on its drum and associates the band with Sallisaw. 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 (Sequoyah Silver Cornet Band).

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

  1. Documented evidence

    A 1939 group photograph shows the ensemble name on its drum and associates the band with Sallisaw. The live archival metadata further states: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(Group/portait photo of a band with the drum having "Sequoyah Silver Cornet Band" on it with the guys holding their instruments. Backside handwriting: ""Sallisaw, okla.-Band.")"

    Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

No material contradiction is resolved by assumption. For Sequoyah Silver Cornet Band, 1939 is treated as the documented evidence span, not automatically as a founding date, closing date, or proof of continuous operation.

What remains unknown

For Sequoyah Silver 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: “[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.4332]” — Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "(Group/portait photo of a band with the drum having "Sequoyah Silver Cornet Band" on it with the guys holding their instruments. Backside handwriting: ""Sallisaw, okla.-Band.")"

  1. The Gateway to Oklahoma History item

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