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 The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts.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 "Beneath the Ficus tree at Kaffir drift, Gt. Fish R. showing the 4 trunks. 05-09-1961." -
Caption "Wild fig trees outside Library, Post Office. King Williams Town. Jan. 1959. Lovely shade in a town that needs shade desperately in summer." -
Caption "Shade for the farm yard. Two lovely spreading umbrellas beside a farm house in the Peddie district. Jan. 1951." -
Caption "22-08-1959. In the grounds of Grey Hospital. King Williams Town. Beside flowering Kaffirboom." -
Caption "Congealed aerial roots of a Wild fig tree outside Deeds Office, Alexandra road, King Williams Town. 1959." -
Caption "The aerial roots of Wild fig corner of Queens Road and Raglan St. King Wms Town. 1959." -
Caption "Truncheons of Wild fig sprouting near K. W. T. 1959." -
Caption "Wild Fig in Graaff Reinet garden. June 1959." -
Caption "Arch of Wild fig trees over Commercial Road, East London. 1959." -
Caption "Arch of Wild fig trees over Commercial Road, East London. 1959." -
Caption "Very large Wild fig beside Grey Hospital. King Wms Town. 1959." -
Caption "Very large Wild fig beside Grey Hospital. King Wms Town. 1959." -
Caption "Wild fogs used as shade at seaside guest hotel, The Anglers Inn, Hamburg, C. P. May. 1960." -
Caption "Wild Figs F. capensis growing out of krans at Great Kei River drift between Bolo and Tsomo. Oct. 1961." -
Caption "Wild Figs F. capensis growing out of krans at Great Kei River drift between Bolo and Tsomo. Oct. 1961." -
Caption "Roots of Wild Figs F. capensis growing down rock face at Great Kei River drifto. 1961." -
Caption "Kniphofia head showing dead florets below and the unopened buds above." -
Caption "Thorns of Gymnosporia buxifolia. King Wms Town. 1960." -
Caption "Nicotiana glauca beside road, KingWms Town, April 1960. Wild tobacco (an alien)." -
Caption "Nicotiana glauca beside road, KingWms Town, April 1960. Wild tobacco (an alien)." -
Caption "C. J. Skead's notes. Black Stinkwood, Ocotea bullata." -
Caption "C. J . Skead's notes. Erythrina humeana." -
Caption "C. J . Skead's notes. Historical. Erythrina caffra." -
Caption "Odd notes: Erythrina caffra." -
Caption "Error for witgatboom from: van der Merwe, Gerdrie."