Oklahoma Musicians

Garfield County

Musical history, people, ensembles, photographs, and source material from the Oklahoma Musicians Library.

The musical history of Garfield County.

The Oklahoma Musicians Library’s research scope and supporting notes for Garfield County.

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Read the full account, chronology, named ensembles and people, source links, and research notes. These library reports reflect their original research passes; related records below may add later evidence.

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55 linked records. Connections follow county names and communities documented in the sources; they do not establish a birthplace, exact historical boundary, or continuous residence.

Photographs and visual sources.

Campbell Bros. Circus- side show banners, band, performers, DeBarcsy family, Little Nick.
Campbell Brothers Circus. PerformersCampbell Bros. Circus- side show banners, band, performers, DeBarcsy family, Little Nick.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Campbell Brothers Circus troupe and side show banners. A band and other performers, DeBarcsy family, Little Nick. Count Nicu DeBarscy, who traveled with his mother, Madam DeBarcsy, the bearded lady, and his stepfather, the Indian Medicine Man.
Campbell Brothers Circus. PerformersCampbell Brothers Circus troupe and side show banners. A band and other performers, DeBarcsy family, Little Nick. Count Nicu DeBarscy, who traveled with his mother, Madam DeBarcsy, the bearded lady, and his stepfather, the Indian Medicine Man.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Photograph of people at a Piano Competition, Enid, OK. Photo by Ralph H Snyder.
Piano CompetitionPhotograph of people at a Piano Competition, Enid, OK. Photo by Ralph H Snyder.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Photograph of people setting up a hall for a Piano Competition, Enid, OK. Photo by Cochrane, Enid, OK.
Piano CompetitionPhotograph of people setting up a hall for a Piano Competition, Enid, OK. Photo by Cochrane, Enid, OK.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
U.S. Air Force Band at U.S. Capital.
[Photograph 1991.185.022]U.S. Air Force Band at U.S. Capital.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Enid Senior High Band 1948-1949 in Convention Hall
[Photograph 1991.185.031]Enid Senior High Band 1948-1949 in Convention HallOklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Archive source

Helen Ellis

Unknown in captured visible metadata.

Ensemble

Enid Town Band

Active by January 1906; exact span not established