O. J. (1869 - 1935) and Sallie Rader (1872 - 1949) and the Rembrandt Studio
By 1903, the Charlotte City directory lists six photographers, including Otis Johnson Rader, who was professionally known as O. J. Rader (1869-1935) and his wife Sarah "Sallie", Charlotte’s first professional woman photographer. (1) A native of Caldwell County, North Carolina, Otis was the son of Pinkie Rader and Laura Johnson. (2) Sarah Deal Rader was born on September 16, 1872 in Newton, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Hosea and Arrina Deal. (3)