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.
Ken Herring, 20, of Pine Grove, stands in the colliery warehouse pondering his good fortune at having overslept and missed work at the ill-fated mine yesterday. (Kline Photo)
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From Newspapers.com.
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