At the end of the 19th century Sophia had her studio on Rue de la Petite-Pologne in Papeete, but in May 1904, she and her daughter left Tahiti and boarded the SS Mariposa to San Francisco.
I slutet av 1800-talet hade Sophia sin studio på rue de la Petite-Pologne i Papeete men i maj 1904 lämnade hon och dottern Tahiti ombord på SS Mariposa mot San Francisco.