A photograph of the 1924 Girls Basketball Team from Williamstown High School, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The first basketball game played in Williamstown occurred on 16 December 1916 when the Wiconisco High School girls defeated Williamstown with the score of 4-0. In the early years, these teams were referred to as “bloomer girls.”
Pictured in the 1924 photo are:
Left to Right: Kathryn Hughes; Myrtle Griffith; Marion Hughes; Minnie Underkoffler; Blanche Snyder; Hazel Griffith; Emma Lebo.
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This picture appeared in the Sesquicentennial History of Williamstown and Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, published in 1976. For availability of copies of this book, contact the Williamstown and Williams Township Historical Society, 115 W. Market Street, Williamstown, Pennsylvania 17098.