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Deford, John.

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Journal newspaper. Caption: "Counting up the day's ticket renewals are John DeFord, general manager, Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra, and Mrs. Steve Toland, volunteer." Headline: Deford John, Gen. Mgr Okla Symphony Orchestra.

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Source context

Dates and time periods associated with this photograph. Creation Date Bookmark this section April 19, 1976 Coverage Date Bookmark this section April 19, 1976 Added to The Gateway to Oklahoma History Bookmark this section July 16, 2026, 1:03 p.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

General manager/volunteer ticket-renewal activity is supporting orchestra history, not instrument-playing membership.

Reading this source

Caption identifies John DeFord and Mrs. Steve Toland but does not assign all three pictured people or unambiguously their positions. No extra person named. Ticket-renewal sign supports administrative context; no instrumental role. 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/metadc2624964/