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 The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts.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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Dense patch of parasitic galls on seed pods of Acacia longifolia. The whole tree was as heavily infected. [NOTE: This looks more like a fungal infection on Acacia saligna (M Timm Hoffman 8 Sep 2006)]. -
Encroachment of alien Black Wattle, in flower, into fynbosveld. Indigenous Metalasia and Chrysanthemoides in front, flowering wattle centrally with massed Rooikrans wattle, Acacia cyclops, in background. -
Grove of Acacia longifolia (wattles) left standing by P.E. Municipality. Shows that this pest can be turned to good purpose if properly handled. -
Open veld showing gross encroachment of tall Rooikrans - Acacia cyclops, from the dune area beyond. The whole grassveld area behind is threatened but the other does nothing. -
Galls of an introduced parasitic wasp for biological control in fertile Acacia longifolia. The plant is an encroaching pest in the area. -
A fine patch of Drosanthemum vygie in full flower below a flowering Acacia longifolia tree backed by many other Acacias, with left at the edge of the picture a flowering Zygophyllum uitenhagensis. After good spring rains but growing in pure dune sand. All likely to be destroyed by future urban development. -
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Field of Aloe africana. -
Single plant of the common Chrysocoma ciliata (formally tenuifolia) during a good season. -
Fine spread of the common Chrysocoma ciliata (formally tenuifolia) during a good season after good winter rains. -
The common weed, Senecio inaequidens in a good season following good winter rains. Said to be a horse-poison. -
Steep hill behind house. Dysphyma crassifolia - planted by her to check erosion of soil after heavy rain. -
Scene in flower reserve, the river just beyond. -
C.J. Skead and Dr. Noel Urton in Nature Reserve. -
Looking along eastern escarpment of Swartkops River towards Swartkops village. -
Looking from eastern escarpment of Swartkops River across lagoons towards Redhouse on the Swartkops River, westwards to the eastern escarpmant. -
Note density of flowering Aloe pluridens in background. Flowering almost over. -
Density of Valley Bush. Dr Noel Urton & Helen Vanderplank in picture. -
Showing extreme density of that type of valley bush with Euphorbia ledienii & Cotyledon velutina flowering in close association. The tall dark 'blemish' on the horizon in the mid-left part of the photograph is a tall tree among houses in Bluewater Bay Suburb. -
Density & height of Valley Bush is shown against two people in picture, Dr. Noel Urton & Helen Vanderplank. -
Dense stand of Ruschia rigens with a fine-flowering plant of jointed-cactus, Opuntia aurantiaca, in foreground (whitish, actually pale yellow in life). Much of this overgrazed camp is covered in this way. -
Succulent cover of Mesembryanthemum (yellow) and Ruschia rigens (pink). The bank in mid-picture is the abandoned bank of the old railway track. Swartkops escarpment in background. This horsecamp has been grossly overgrazed. -
Aloe pluridens at its best. -
Aloe pluridens at its best with spray of Senecio Canary-creeper at left. -
Assegaaibosch, Albany. Original notes accompanying negative unfortuantely illegible.