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.
Mrs. Buela Adley of Lebanon, whose son Ronald Adley is one of the trapped miners, is comforted by another son Robert Adley as they keep vigil near the mine. (Kline Photo)
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From Newspapers.com.
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