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Panoramic view of the workers at the Pacific Coast Canning Company at the end of 12th Street in West Oakland. Donors mother 24th person over second row standing, Angele Lopes. Donors grandmother is also in photo her name is Bessie Moore. Miss Schaefer was the boss and she is seated front row 16th woman from the right and between two men.

After the 1906 earthquake and fire, most of San Francisco's Chinese residents fled to Oakland, where they stayed with relatives or friends, and at a private refugee camp set up at the Pacific Coast Canning Company. The cannery owner, Lew Hing, provided food, clothing, and medical assistance to the Chinese refugees while permanent assistance was arranged.