William Stertzbach (1875-1949)
Another Charlotte, photography mystery lies in the identity of the owner of the Stertzbach Studio on West Fifth Street. There is no mention of this person in any Charlotte City directory. Two Stertzbachs are listed in the United States 1920 census and as luck would have it, both were photographers, Calvin Stertzbach (1881-1956), who lived in Cass County Ohio and William Stertzbach (1875-1949) who lived in Portsmouth, Virginia. The two men were brothers, but it is most likely it was William because there is no record Calvin ever left Ohio.