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 The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts.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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Pelargonium acetosum, one of many fine specimens in a good season. Note pinkness on opposite sides of the road too. -
Fine spread of flowering Crassula portulacea. There were many such on this stretch of hard, dry ground in bushveld. -
Fine display of Clematis brachiata creeping over bushes. Others equally good nearby, good season. -
Close-up of Clematis brachiata. Spoilt by movement of wind on the blossoms. -
Single Pelargonium inquinans in full flower. Note density of surrounding bushveld and the height of this plant where the general upper level is about 2 metres and more. -
Close-up of a single Pelargonium inquinans growing to about 2 metres, crowded by other bush species. In full flower. -
Fine spread of seeding Clematis brachiata over roadside bushes after a good flowering season. -
Fine specimen of Crotalaria capensis (Cape Laburnum) at roadside in fairly harsh conditions. A windy day prevented a sharp enough photograph. -
Nest of four fine specimens of Crassula portulacea (formally C. argentea) all in good flower. -
Fine single flowering specimen of Felicia filifolia in harsh roadside conditions. -
ine single flowering specimen of Felicia filifolia, a very common species, surviving in harsh roadside conditions. A renosterbos, Elytropappus rhinocerotis (behind right) and a flowering Leonotis beyond. -
14 plants of Faucaria sp. In the harshest possible conditions on bare stony ground, yet thriving. Many others on this same patch of ground. Photo taken at 14h00 with flowesr only just starting to open, early for this species which opens best at aboout 15h00, closing just before dusk. -
Mass of Urginea altissima in an open field. About 45 plants in this picture, mostly in flower. Another similar patch grew about 50m away. -
CJ. Skeads birthday outing. Peggy Collins eating; William Massyn scratching; PW Coetzee wondering; Helen Vanderplank watching. -
The yellow flowers of Cuspidea cernua particularly good in a good season. -
Features of springs Reserve, 8 km NE Uitenhage. -
View looking westwards across Springs Reserve from approach road to the western ridges, 8 km northeast of Uitenhage -
Fine spread of flowering Cuspidea cernua in an old ploughed land gone back to grass. -
Fine spread of flowering Cuspidea cernua in an old ploughed land gone back to grass. Peggy Collins is photo. (Note - Peggy Collins is Skead's daughter) -
Mass Red Mistletoe, Viscum rotundifolium, on Maytenus shrub. Patches like this were especially prominent throughout adjacent bushveld. -
Pelargonium reniforme growing in a good cluster. Usually so. -
Tritonia in good cluster. -
First flowering - Agapanthus praecox - in pot of plants collected in March 1995 (after 33 months). Taken from a clump of 155 plants in a remote part of the farm. Colour here too pale; was a deeper blue. -
Agapanthus praecox. -
Looking from spring area across bushveld to top of hill with trig. beacon giving some idea of spring's position near hilltop. 2 Km from Coega River below. Hill is 189 m above sea level (asl).