LOUIS LIEBER
Bio- Sawyers
SURNAMES: GERSTMAYR
A man of artistic tastes and an able craftsman, Louis Liever is easily
recognized as the veteran commercial artist of San Jose. His
business is conducted under the name of Lieber Signs and is located at
63 South Second Street. A native of Illinois, Mr. Lieber was born
at Rock Island, on September 26, 1862; the youngest child in a family
of three children. At the age of eleven he was brought to
California by his father, who left him with an uncle and aunt, Mr. And
Mrs. A. Gerstmayr, early residents of San Jose, and by them he was
reared. He attended the public school until he was thirteen and
then was apprenticed to a carriage painter, remaining a little over two
years, when he went to learn the trade of sign painter with D. Rinaldo,
at that time the best of workmen in his line in the state. At
these two trades he served about seven years and then, at the age of
twenty, he went East and worked in several of the larger cities for
about a year, coming back to San Jose to embark in business for
himself and since then has built up and carried on a large business.
Though the earlier years of his existence was somewhat of a struggle,
yet Mr. Lieber has always chosen his associates among the best element
of the city. He is a cloce friend of
Eugene
T Sawyer, the hisorian of this work whose literay and
dramatic ability he greatly admires. Mr. Lieber believes that
practive makes perfect and his decided talent for sign painting was
developed until he became very proficent in it. He has now been egaged
in this work for himself for thiry-eight years and does work for the
leading commercial houses and professional men in San Jose and also in
that vicinity. He takes great pride in the achievements of San
Jose and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. In the early
days he took part in many amateur theatrical performances staged in San
Jose. He has many warm friends among the old-time residents and
business people in San Jose who appreciate his talent and many sterling
characteristics.