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LOUIS HENRY ROETHE
L. H. ROETHE was born in the city of Shasta
California, in 1860, his parents
being pioneers on this coast. His father, Christian Roethe, a druggist, was
born in Germany
and came here in 1849. He was a
passenger in the first German barque that entered San
Francisco Bay. The
subject of our Sketch was reared and attended school in his native State, and
in early life showed a taste for drawing. He entered the Art Institute in this
city when it was first opened, and after several years of study, went to Europe.
Becoming a student in the Academy of Art
at Munich, Germany.
There for several years he applied himself closely to his studies, and in 1885
returned to this city, since which time he has devoted himself to the interests
of his profession, his specialty being portrait work.
Transcribed
by Kim Buck.
Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 2, Page 627, Lewis
Publishing Co, 1892.
© 2007 Kim Buck.
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