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Anjo, José, c. 1870 - 1950 (photographer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: c. 1870 - 1950

Dates and places

José Anjo was of Portuguese origin. For many years he was the Portuguese Consul in Antigua. In 1897 Anjo was advertising postcards in the 'Antigua Standard'. At this point he was based in the High Street, St Johns, Antigua. In 1899 he photographed hurricane damage in the Leeward Islands for the acting Governor. In 1899, 1900 and 1901 he made photographic visits to Dominica. In 1903 he was appointed agent for Rochester Optical and Camera Company. In 1905 his premises and 15 years worth of negatives were destroyed in a fire at 31 High Street. He continued trading from Anthony Anjo's 'The People's Grocery'. He was possibly bankrupt by 1907 as there was a public auction of his assets. However, he had resumed photographic work by 1913. Anjo's wife Helen died in 1946 and was survived by a daughter, Rita.

Sources:

Obituary in 'The Dominica Chronicle' (14 June 1950) and in 'St Kitts-Nevis Daily Bulletin' (15 June 1950).

Information from William B. Ashley.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

 File

Photographs of St. Kitts, circa 1900, 1900

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30742A
Scope and Contents

Contains loose photographs by José Anjo with pencilled captions and photographer's stamp on the reverse of the prints. The pictures show buildings and a public garden in St. Kitts and Nevis (the two islands were formed into a union in 1882, although the idea had been mooted as early as 1723). The fourth image is a duplicate of No. 3.

Dates: 1900
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