A woman of Chinese origin points to a cupboard leading to a tunnel, used as a hiding place for runaway Chinese immigrants in the 1800's in the basement of Cameron House, Chinatown, San Francisco, California,2002
Black and white photograph of a woman of Chinese origin points to a cupboard leading to a tunnel, used as a hiding place for runaway Chinese immigrants in the 1800's in the basement of Cameron House, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, September 14, 2002, 11.00 a.m. On the left of the photograph the woman smiles and points with her left hand. The cupboard led to a tunnel that allowed female Chinese immigrants who were being held as sex slaves to escape. Donaldina Cameron, the founder of Cameron House, would herself participate in freeing Chinese immigrants from slavery.
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