Who would ever guess, looking at the fancy clothing and bows in their hair, that these young ladies are basketball players? This is the Durbin Graded School Girls Basketball Team of 1918. Pictured left to right: Gertie Kincaid, Dolly Hiner, Virginia Hiner, Lizzie Simmons (standing), Freda Boggs (sitting), Unknown (standing), Lucretia White (sitting), Hope Hull and Rosa Reda. Mrs. Herman Bowers - Lucretia White in the photograph - donated the original photograph to the Historical Society. (Courtesy of Pocahontas County Historical Society, ID: PHS000338)

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