The Porter Tunnel mine disaster occurred on March 1, 1977, near Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Related photos appeared in editions of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, on subsequent dates.
The grim realization that nine of their buddies are trapped and perhaps drowned deep in the mine is evident on the countenances of these rescue workers. (UPI)
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From Newspapers.com.
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