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Source context
Visible caption identifies Gilbert D. Teagarden as the son of nationally famous jazz musician Jack "Big Gate" Teagarden and places him at Fort Sill.
Oklahoma connection
The item is a supporting Oklahoma record through the explicit father-son relationship to a named jazz musician and the Fort Sill/Lawton place field; it does not identify Gilbert as a musician.
People, groups, or instruments recorded
Son of jazz musician Jack "Big Gate" Teagarden; Fort Sill artillery surveyor
Reading this source
The visible record supports a family/music connection but not Gilbert D. Teagarden's own music activity or a full biography; item-level republication rights remain unassessed. Local research copy GW-ITEM-0271-Gilbert-Teagarden-Fort-Sill-med_high.jpg; SHA-256 B6B2CB43D8CC68420C7CA6122D204347220970CD02C117B20F568E1C2FEBC982.