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Source context
Dates and time periods associated with this photograph. Creation Date Bookmark this section January 7, 1976 Coverage Date Bookmark this section January 7, 1976 Added to The Gateway to Oklahoma History Bookmark this section July 16, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
Oklahoma connection
Rendered Oklahoma City Place Name and orchestra-related newspaper context supply source-assigned association, not independent birth/residency or precise photo-location proof.
People, groups, or instruments recorded
General-manager portrait is supporting orchestra administration, not instrument-playing evidence.
Reading this source
Title Deford and caption John DeFord retained separately. No facial identification, cross-item entity merge or instrumental 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.