ɪn ɡˈɪbzᵻz ˌɔːɾoʊbaɪˈɑːɡɹəfi, "ʃˈædoʊ ænd lˈaɪt" nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː, hiː mˈɛnʃənz ðˈæt, wˌaɪl lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn sˌæn fɹænsˈɪskoʊ, hiː ænd lˈɛstɚ wɜː səksˈɛsfəl ɪn bˈɪznəs bˌʌt dˈɛlt wɪð kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ˌɑːstɹɐsᵻzˈeɪʃən ænd ɐsˈɔlts.
In Gibbs's autobiography, "Shadow and Light" (1902), he mentions that, while living in San Francisco, he and Lester were successful in business but dealt with community ostracization and assaults.