Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster Photos (1b)
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. […]
Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster Photos (1a)
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. Somewhere […]
Dauphin County Klan Marches at Harrisburg, 1925
On Labor Day weekend 1925, the Ku Klux Klan of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, held a huge demonstration in Harrisburg, the county seat and capital city of the state. Large crowds […]
Thomas Edward Zerbe of Tower City, 1939
A 1939 portrait photograph of Thomas Edward Zerbe, of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1939 yearbook of the West Chester State Teachers College, […]
John Renninger Injured at Good Spring Colliery, 1907
As reported in the West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, February 8, 1907: John Renninger, a son of Ephraim Renninger, this place [Tower City], aged about 18 years, was seriously […]
The Mine Disaster at Porter Tunnel, 1977 (6)
The front page of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, March 8, 1977, reporting on the mining disaster at the Porter Tunnel, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, which occurred on March 1, 1977. Articles […]
The Mine Disaster at Porter Tunnel, 1977 (5)
The front page of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, March 7, 1977, reporting on the mining disaster at the Porter Tunnel, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, which occurred on March 1, 1977. Articles […]
The Mine Disaster at Porter Tunnel, 1977 (4)
The front page of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, March 5, 1977, reporting on the mining disaster at the Porter Tunnel, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, which occurred on March 1, 1977. Articles […]