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Tulsa Band

Also documented as: Eaton's Band · Tulsa Commercial Club Band · early Tulsa band

TulsaOrganized 1889; photographed 1899-1926Town, commercial-club, and booster band lineage
Documented history with gaps
Master record049

Image status

Photograph withheld

C: Rights confirmation required — not cleared for publication.

How image decisions work

Documented overview

Multiple Tulsa archive items document the band from the 1890s through 1926. Sources identify A. H. Poage, Dr. F. E. Kreyer, and Clarence Eaton in its early history, while the exact continuity among names still needs verification.

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

History

Identity and chronology

Multiple Tulsa archive items document the band from the 1890s through 1926. Sources identify A. H. Poage, Dr. F. E. Kreyer, and Clarence Eaton in its early history, while the exact continuity among names still needs verification.

Leadership

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

Sponsorship and participation

Tulsa Band is classified by its documented town, commercial-club, and booster band lineage identity. The affiliation is reported as an organizational context, not as proof of legal ownership, continuous funding, or a successor relationship.

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

Activity

Multiple Tulsa archive items document the band from the 1890s through 1926. Sources identify A. H. Poage, Dr. F. E. Kreyer, and Clarence Eaton in its early history, while the exact continuity among names still needs verification.

Why this band matters

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

Evidence timeline

What the sources establish

  1. Documented evidence

    Multiple Tulsa archive items document the band from the 1890s through 1926. Sources identify A. H. Poage, Dr. F. E. Kreyer, and Clarence Eaton in its early history, while the exact continuity among names still needs verification.

    Source 1

Current research decision

What the wording does—and does not—claim

Verify whether the 1889 Tulsa Band, the 1902 Eaton organization, and the Tulsa Commercial Club Band are one continuous organization or related successor groups. Until that issue is resolved, the packet uses the narrowest chronology and identity stated in the evidence.

What remains unknown

Verify whether the 1889 Tulsa Band, the 1902 Eaton organization, and the Tulsa Commercial Club Band are one continuous organization or related successor groups.

Evidence

Sources

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

  1. Digitalcollections sourceTulsa Library - band.pdf, PDF page 38; catalog TCCL 17448, 17449, 17447, 17454, 5530; Museum 1978.057.105, .114, .028

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