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 The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts.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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Caption "Kaffirboom outline in winter. 1958. One of a river bend, low on approach in Maden Dam." -
Caption "Erythrina caffra. Can't remember where." -
Caption "Erythrina caffra sapling with thorns. King Wms Town. July 1960." -
Caption "Erythrina humeana growing out of a Droog-my-keel bush on King Williams Town commonage. Off road to Yellowwoods R. Fall. 01-02-1960." -
Caption "In Woodlands forest between King Williams Town and Stutterheim. 23-09-1959." -
Caption "In Woodlands between King Williams Town and Stutterheim. 23-08-1959." -
Caption "Old tree on hillside opposite Tamara forest, King Williams Town. 11-08-1960. This is the tree depicted in Marloth's but given on 'Natal' for its locality, an obvious mistake." -
Caption "Autumn time of Kaffirboom. 12-04-1959. De Vos Malan School grounds. King Wms Town. This is the tree shown in winter dress. 1958. " -
Caption "Full flower of Kaffirboom. 20-08-1959. Corner of Cambridge Rd. and Queen St. King Williams Town. " -
Caption "Full flower of Kaffirboom. 20-08-1959. Kaffrarian High School ground. King Williams Town. " -
Caption "Kaffirboom above Tamara forest King Williams Town. Copied from The Flora of South Africa. Vol.2 p.82, 1925, by Rudolf Marloth. The caption there is: Photo by N.N Fig.49. Erythrina caffra, Thunb. Summer, Natal. Natal is obviously wrong. The story 'pictures of the fine old Erythrina caffra tree of Tamara, 19km SW of King Williams Town." -
Caption "The old kaffirboom at Tamara, King Wms Town. with the main stem blown over in August 1963 a winter's gale. The tree was just coming into flower. With the main trnk hollowed and weak it is a wonder the tree stood as long as it did." -
Caption "With Room to Stretch. Give 30 people three guesses and not many of them will guess that this tree a mammoth of its species, is a Dogplum, or Eckebergia, which is particularly familier to Port Elizabethans as a street tree. In parts of Mill Park, Dogplums that have been able to grow freely have become fine big trees. But the tree in the picture has the bulk of at least six of the biggest Mill Park. The picture was taken on Nocton Farm, 39 miles from Port Elizabeth on the Cape Road. It's a fair guess that the tree stood there over 100 years ago when the area was being developed for farming by the Conton Smiths, Fairbridges and Skeads. That's Mrs Gwen Skinner, chairman of the Wild Flower Society supplying foreground and scale. E.P. Herald. 15-06-1966" -
Caption "Indigenous timber to be sold. Herald Correspondent. George. The annual sale of indigenous timber in the George and Knysna districts will start on October 13 at Woodville and be continued at Forleigh, Gondveld, Gouna, Diepwalle, Kafferkop, Kruisfontain and Bloukrans. The total estimated volumes in cubic metres of timber for sale are stinkwood 160, yellowwood 215, blackwood 760, white elder 47 and others 87. Prospective buyers can inspect the timber by making arrangements with the responsible officers of the Department of Forestry at the various staions. Payment must be in cash or by bank endorsed cheques either on the day of sale or within 30 days. All timber bought must be removed before December 31. Eastern Province Herald. 15 August 1975." -
Caption "re-use paper save trees. Conservation Society Ltd. C.J Skead. 2 Florence St. Grahamstown. 6140." -
Caption "On the right are the three cypress trees on Glen Avon, Somerset East, which Hart brought from Cape Town in the 1820s. The Special Supplement for 150th Anniversary of 1820 Settlers. E.P. Herald. 13-06-1970." -
Caption "Cradock carpenter Mr A. W. J Robbertze with the two coffee tables he made from rare wild olive wood. The tables were gifts to the Prime Minister of Water Affairs from the people of the Eastern Cape. Evening Post 23-08-1975" -
Caption "Umtiza in flower in Fort Grey forest reserve, Buffalo Pass, East London. Feb. 1960." -
Caption "Above: Giraffe Card. Price 9d. Below: A limited number of Gemsbok produced last year is still available. African Wild Life. p. 239. Vol. 12. No. 3. Sept 1958." -
Caption "Old Stinkwood stumps coppice and grow in Knysna Forest. African Wild Life. p. 240. Vol. 12. No. 3. Sept 1958." -
Caption "Forests Fringe Our Coastline by Margaret L. Wicht. African Wild Life p. 241. Vol. 12. No. 3. Sept 1958." -
Caption "Large Yellowwood tree on Transkei Coast. African Wild Life p.242. Vol. 12. No. 3. Sept 1958." -
Caption "A forest on the Pondoland coast. African Wild Life p.243. Vol. 12. No. 3. Sept 1958." -
Caption "Small forests along the Cape coast. African Wild Life p.244. Vol. 12. No. 3. Sept 1958." -
Caption "Census of White Storks. African Wild Life p.245. Vol. 12. No. 3. Sept 1958."