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On September 3, 1878, the Princess Alice tragedy on the River Thames claimed hundreds of lives, yet it faded from memory due to a subsequent mining disaster. Hilary Challis, descendant of a victim, uncovered over 700 names, including 142 children and 33 babies, through death records, newspapers, and censuses. She collaborated with a grave restorer to clean the memorial and mass grave, aiming to reclaim and remember this slice of social history.

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