Duluth Library Wildcats Women’s Hockey Team of 1929

Paul Lundgren Sep 24, 2019 3 Comments

Not much is known about the Duluth Library Wildcats. The photo above is from the Duluth Public Library’s Facebook page, and is from a slide titled “Library Wildcats,” found in the staff section of the library’s slides.

“There isn’t a lot more information than that, but a librarian is on the case and she’ll be looking for more on this story,” the library’s Facebook post noted.

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3 Comments

Mike Creger

about 5 years ago 

Chris Julin had a story with this photo for MPR way back in 2001. It lists the people in the photo: 


The Duluth Public Library hockey Wildcats, vintage 1929. Standing (from left): Mildred McKibbins, Eva Shearsmith, Mildred Hurd, Bess Brauncombe, Celia Walt (Cohen), Genevieve Bruger and Ingrid Bouveng. Kneeling: Olga Johnson (left) and holding the puck is Margaret Kieley.

Paul Lundgren

about 5 years ago 



What is coming to light is the Wildcats were a one-day team that played at the City Hall Frolic at Chester Bowl Park on Feb. 6, 1929. The library will have more info in maybe a week or so. Or several months.

Nancy Scott Hanway

about 5 years ago 

This photo -- and the MPR story -- intrigued me so much that I wrote a blog post about it. Please let me know if I got any details wrong. 

Nancy Scott Hanway: Duluth Library Wildcats, 1929

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