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 The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts.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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H. Vanderplank, W. Massyn, P. Collins, P. Coetzee -
Now blind, from east bank. Showing where earliest waggon traffic crossed in the 18th century when unable to negatiate the steep gorges upriver. -
Now blind, from east bank. Showing where earliest waggon traffic crossed in the 18th century when unable to negatiate the steep gorges upriver. -
Lagoon on left. It seems that waggoners of the 18th century, after crossing sands at the mouth trekked up through the first gorge to the right of the sand-dune en route to 'Rietfontein' farm outspan. -
Witteklip Mountain in background. 18th century waggoners rested here on farm of Muller before proceeding eastwards. -
Bowl of 43 Cyrtanthus sanguineus blooms. A second blossoming of other bulbs in the bowl shortly after yielded 30 flowers. In the subsequent 1995 year the same bulbs yielded 82 flowers at one session with none to follow that year. This display had begun with a single bulb presented to Miss Vanderplank from a farm in the Albany district. -
Bowl of 43 Cyrtanthus sanguineus blooms. A second blossoming of other bulbs in the bowl shortly after yielded 30 flowers. In the subsequent 1995 year the same bulbs yielded 82 flowers at one session with none to follow that year. This display had begun with a single bulb presented to Miss Vanderplank from a farm in the Albany district. -
Cyrtanthus montanus in pot. -
Head of Leonotis leonurus flowers. Photo taken to test effect of flowers in sunshine against dark background shadow from a tree across a lawn. -
Leonotis leonurus in garden. A few days later a gale blew off all the flowers that had been in fine fettle. -
amaTungula Carissa macrocarpa in fine flower (one ripefruit only). -
Barleria sp. in fine flower in garden. This plant does well in gardens. -
Find stand of Leonotis leonurus in garden. Here seen at peak all flowers were stripped off in a gale a few days later. -
Strelitzia reginae in garden. -
Aloe arborescens. -
Aloe arborescensin flower -
Fine stand of Strelitzia reginae. -
Daisies planted about the base with aloes also as decoration, Osteospermum jucundum daisies. An example of what indigenous plants can do to brigthen up a stark notice board. -
Successful use of Gazania krebsiana (original text "krebzii") as a border plant. To its right a Felicia echinata in full flower. In background between post-box and cottage is a Polygala in full flower. -
Redhouse Daisy (plant grown from seed taken from Redhouse on the Swartkops River) beside a small flowering Polygala. Good example of wild plants being brought into a town garden. Daisy is Dimorphetheca cuneata. -
Red fruits of Amatungulu shrub, Carissa macrocarpa -
Wild plants brought from Redhouse, Swartkops Valley, Port Elizabeth and tried as garden plants. Left front. Cyrtanthus spiralis rescued from factory expansion near Perseverence. Deep-green plant behind, a Redhouse Daisy (unforunately not now in flower), Dimorphotheca cuneata which flowers well here. Far right Gazania krebsiana (orginal text krebsii). Note contrasting Amaryllis in pot at back. -
Red fruits of Amatungulu shrub, Carissa macrocarpa -
Three flowering Haemanthus albiflora brought in from veld. -
Garden at 86 Kruger Gardens, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth