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.
Anything is welcome as a pillow — even a [Yuengling] beer case — to this exhausted miner who catches some shuteye after grueling hours trying desperately to remove tons of debris is blocking way to nine trapped men. (UPI)
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From Newspapers.com.
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