Sarah Castagnetti
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Visual Collections Specialist at The National Archives
About
Sarah researches and advises on the visual collections at The National Archives. These include art and design records, photographs and films, largely from the 19th and 20th centuries. Many of these were produced when artists and designers registered their work for copyright registration, and the vast collection represents the changing tastes of Britain over 150 years.
Articles
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The Bethnal Green Tube shelter disaster
On one tragic night in March 1943 in Bethnal Green, East London, 173 people lost their lives taking shelter from German bombing as the air raid sirens sounded. -
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Emily Capper and the 1934 Gresford Colliery disaster
Our records tell the story of Emily Capper's desperate campaign to recover the bodies of the victims, including that of her son. -
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The Huey Fong: Hong Kong's 1979 refugee crisis
In December 1978, Vietnamese refugees seeking asylum aboard the Huey Fong were refused entry to Hong Kong. Records we hold document the 34-day standoff.