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1939 Providence, Kentucky coal mine disaster...
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1939 Providence, Kentucky coal mine disaster...

Item # 572059 ·
THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, July 15, 1939 

* Providence, Kentucky 
* Coal dust mine explosion
 

This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "19 MINERS DIE IN UNDERGROUND BLAST; 9 MMISSING" "Rescue Parties Report All Of Entombed Men Were Killed" "CARBON MONOXIDE FOLLOWS EXPLOSION" and more. (see)

Tells of the coal mine dust explosion of the Ruchman Coal Company in Providence, Kentucky.

Other news of the day. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$34.00
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.