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 The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts.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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Cableway across deep gorge leading off the Baviaanskloof Mts. Into B'kloof. The contraption at right once held a wooden boxlike structure for carrying goods across the gorge. Origin Indet. -
Mechanism for anchoring and delivering a boxcar across a gorge from Pisgoedvlakte (behind camera) to level farmground beyond where old fallow lands can be seen (out of picture). -
Boophone disticha in garden pot. First flowering after being saved from vandalism near The Willows, four years ago when nearly dessicated. Yet species said not to flower when removed to gardens. -
Boophone disticha in full flower after being uprooted from veld near The Willows, Marine Drive. A stump of a root, much dead after 4 years. Yet species said not to flower when removed to gardens. -
Boophone disticha in full flower after being uprooted from veld near The Willows. A stump of a root, much dead after 4 years. -
Boophone disticha rescued as a discarded plant along Marine Drive two years before. First flowering. Had been badly dried-out when found. -
Piles of black dried Gelidium seaweed stripped legally from rocks. Ready for bagging and loading. Note spread of flowering Gazanias behind Pieter Coetzee. -
Piles of black dried seaweed being bagged ready for loading on lorry in background. -
Open veld on north side showing wealth of mixed colour Cotula mixed with low-growing Helichrysum, etc. -
Veltheimia viridifolia in good flower. Others nearby. -
Spread of Mesems and Cotula after good rains. -
Roadside spread of Senecio oederifolius. Other patches nearby. After good rains. -
Note strong growth of Leucodendron plant up the slope. -
The narrow strip immediately below the mountain from Van Staden's River to about Greenbushes is known to local Xhosas as eMduluswa which may have something to do with its proximity to the Lady's Slipper Rock's leaning attitude, about 400m behind the photographer. -
The Lady's Slipper Rock can be seen in the distance. Top of Witteklip Mt., PE. Looking westwards across the Van Staden's River to Thornhill (Galgenbosch) country with St. Francis Bay in the distance. -
Showing east face of Lady's Slipper Rock, its heel and sole facing skyward. -
Showing east face of Lady's Slipper Rock, its heel and sole facing skyward. -
Southern Slope with Lady's Slipper Rock showing up well with heel & sole feature clearly exposed. In the distance Thornhill country once known as Galgenbosch leading to the Gamtoos River. -
Top of Witteklip Mt. -
Top of Witteklip Mt. -
With TV Crew (Mike Vincent) in proteaveld. -
Protea eximia, looking towards the coast. The pointed hill backs the Lady's Slipper. -
Protea eximia with tortoise-shaped rock in background. -
Protea mundii with Post Office Microwave Station on summit. -
Protea neriifolia with tortoise-shaped rock in background.