C.J. Skead Photograph Collection
Item set
- Title
- C.J. Skead Photograph Collection
- Creator
- Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John)
- Description
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The Jack (Cuthbert John) Skead Collection comprises a substantial body of photographic material that documents the natural environments, vegetation types, and ecological habitats of the Eastern Cape and the wider southern African region. The photographs—taken over several decades—capture landscapes, plant communities, wetlands, forests, grasslands, and other habitat formations that were central to Skead’s extensive research interests. Many images also document environmental change, land use patterns, and field sites associated with his ornithological and botanical studies.
The collection provides a valuable visual record for researchers working in the fields of environmental history, ecology, biogeography, conservation, and Eastern Cape natural heritage. The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts. - Language
- English
- Provenance
- Materials received from the Skead Family.
- Type
- Collection
- Genre
- Photographs
- Subject
- South Africa--Addo Elephant National Park
- Addo Elephant National Park (South Africa)
- Natual history -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Vegetation -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Habitats -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Ecology -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Landscape photography -- South Africa
- Photograph collections
- Environmental change -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Biogeography -- South Africa
- Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Albany District (South Africa) -- Photographs
- Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John), 1912–2006
Items
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Portion of 63 Haemanthus albiflos plants in flower. -
Portion of 63 Haemanthus albiflos plants in flower on east slope of lone boulder near sea. -
Site of patch of 63 Haemanthus albiflos plants. -
Upper portion of cluster of 63 Haemanthus albiflos plants against lone boulder. -
Cluster of 63 Haemanthus albiflos plants against lone boulder. -
Cluster of 63 Haemanthus albiflos plants against boulder facing East. -
About 66 non-flowering Gasteria acinacifolia on a southfacing slope in dense low-growing scrub. Plot area of about 25 x 5 metres. -
Cluster of Gasteria acinacifolia in dense, ankle-deep coastal scrub (mostly wind-clipped milkwood Sideroxylon inerme). Other clusters, though smaller, grew in the area. -
Four Gasteria acinacifolia (1 in flower) in ankle-deep windswept dune scrub. Many others nearby. -
Two flowering Gasteria acinacifolia plants in light herbage on dune-sand beside the rocky coast. -
Single Gasteria acinacifolia plant in light herbage on dune-sand near rocky coast. -
Two fine examples of Gasteria acinacifolia growing in dense but short windswept shrubbery on dunesand near coast. Many others nearby. -
Probably two plants of Gasteria acinacifolia growing within a taller herb among lesser growth on dune-sand, on very windswept coast. -
Summit of low heavily-vegetated dune beside very rocky coast. A rough count gave about 115 plants of Gasteria acinacifolia, thirty-five of which were in full grown flower within an area of about 30 x 10 square metres. Growing in dense calf-high windswept shrub. In very sandy soil. -
About 25 plants of Gasteria acinacifolia in ankle-deep densely-packed windswept dune vegetation on dunesand at coast. -
Summit of low heavily-vegetated dune on dune-sand close to coast. Rough count gave about 115 plants of Gasteria acinacifolia (35 in flower) on about 30 x 10 sq. metres. Growing in dense calf-high scrub. Coastline in the distance. -
About 31 plants of Gasteria acinacifolia on eastern slope of hill on top of which another 115 and others are growing in short densely-packed dune shrub beside rocky coast. -
Gasteria acinacifolia plants in dense woody coastal scrub heavily wind-blown. -
Gasteria acinacifolia plants in dense woody coastal scrub heavily wind-blown. Complete with intruding plastic bag. -
Fine example of Gasteria acinacifolia plants in dense coastal woody scrub, heavily wind-blown. -
Result of widespread fires. A fairly clean burn here but patchy elsewhere. -
Suffered heavily in the widespread fires. Fairly clean burn at this site. Willows across road still with burnt foliage attached. -
Slow recovery of vegetation after fires of January 1998. -
Fine example of Salvia africana-lutea. -
Patch of Cape Weed Arctotheca calendula on roadside, one of many patches on this part of it. Recently felled wattles, part of campaign to give unemployed work, a futility in that the plants will coppice worse than ever.