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Cleary, William (OkLA Art Center Board Pres.).

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Journal newspaper. Caption: "Speaking to symphony orchestra supporters gathered at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club prior to the sustaining fund drive is William B. Cleary, president of the Oklahoma City symphony Society." Headline: Opening the drive.

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Source context

Dates and time periods associated with this photograph. Creation Date Bookmark this section February 5, 1966 Coverage Date Bookmark this section February 5, 1966 Added to The Gateway to Oklahoma History Bookmark this section July 16, 2026, 12:37 p.m.

Oklahoma connection

Rendered Oklahoma City Place Name and newspaper/group/committee context supply source-assigned Oklahoma association, not independent birth/residency or precise photo-location proof.

People, groups, or instruments recorded

Fund-drive speech is supporting orchestra fundraising, not instrument-playing performance.

Reading this source

Visible speech posture and microphone support fundraiser context, not singing or instrument role. Title Art Center Board Pres. and caption Symphony Society president retained as distinct source claims. Caption/printed clipping describe drive and proposed goal, not proof funds raised. Handwritten 2-5-66 annotation retained separately from Source February6 publication date. Embedded clipping text/artwork not separately cleared. Own item rights holder and republication basis undetermined; no permission or fair-use determination. Per-page local hashes are recorded in the Markdown record.

Sources

  1. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2614023/