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Source context
Dates and time periods associated with this photograph. Creation Date Bookmark this section August 13, 1979 Coverage Date Bookmark this section August 13, 1979 Added to The Gateway to Oklahoma History Bookmark this section July 16, 2026, 11:51 a.m.
Oklahoma connection
Rendered Oklahoma City Place Name and newspaper/orchestra/committee/audience context; source-assigned association, not independent birth/residency or exact photo-location proof.
People, groups, or instruments recorded
Manager portrait and orchestra financial-history caption are supporting context, not player evidence.
Reading this source
Title assigns Patrick Alexander and Orchestra Manager; caption financial-crossroads and 43-year-history claim not independently corroborated or converted into a foundation date. No personal instrument role inferred. Own item rights holder and republication basis undetermined; no permission or fair-use determination. Per-page local hashes are recorded in the Markdown record.