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C.J. Skead Photograph Collection

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Title: C.J. Skead Photograph Collection
Creator: Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John)
Description: 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 The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts.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

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In small garden of Assembly of God Church, Admiralty Crescent, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth
Exceptionally good flowering of an aloe patch, probably Aloe ciliaris or the like. In this case the plant was allowed to creep over other bushes. Destroyed in 1999.
In sparse roadside veld at the Greenbushes, National Road (N2) flyover, Port Elizabeth
Large mass of cream-flowered Carpobrotus edulis.
In the vlei at White Gate, Cradock Road
First flowering Vlei Lilies, Crinum campanulatum. The lilies were brought there from another vlei on the Burntkraal flats, by Mrs. Lou Mullins in 1960's.
Information Centre, Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve, Port Elizabeth
Encephalartos longifolius.
Inside 86 Kruger
Inside 86 Kruger.
Inside 86 Kruger Gardens
Bowl full of 50+ Cyrtanthus sanguineus flowering
Interior of small cave in Sacramento Reserve, Schoenmakerskop, Port Elizabeth
Front covered by draping creeper-cloth. A Man can stand up fairly comfortably, sloping away to tunnel.
Island Reserve, Seaview, Port Elizabeth
Plumbago capensis. Photo was taken with plant in full sun. Colour was richer blue than in photo.
Just Below Escarpment of Gamtoos-Elands Rivers, Humansdorp / Uitenhage districts
Batch of Protea neriifolia & Protea mundii occurred in a narrow belt along the mountain side at this point, not above or below.
Just below Perseverance, Port Elizabeth
Ebb-and-flow of the Swartkops River.
Kabega
Kabega Christiaan School in Port Elizabeth.
Kabeljous River Valley, Humansdorp, 2km up from mouth
Dense stand of Euphorbia triangularis.
Kareedouw, Humansdorp
Kareedouw, Humansdorp.
Kareedouw, Humansdorp
Kareedouw, Humansdorp.
Kareedouw, Humansdorp
Kareedouw, Humansdorp.
Karooveld on Table Farm, 10km NW of Grahamstown
Field of Aloe ferox.
Karooveld on Table Farm, 10km NW of Grahamstown
Field of Aloe ferox.
King William's Town
Figure points to bush where nest was built.
King William's Town
Field of Gazania.
King William's Town
9 different centres from the same field of Gazania.
King William's Town
Note the variable centre.
King's Beach, Humewood, Port Elizabeth
From caf? on Brookes Hill showing site of beach-sanding since harbour wall started in late 1920's, 80 years ago. In 1920's the oil tanks in left uppermost corner would have been in the sea. Note how low dunes have grown along the high-tide level with natural dune-plants coming in as cover.
Klaas Niemand's Lake at Kraggakamma, Port Elizabeth
With fair amount of water after several years almost empty during severe drought years.
Klaas Niemand's Lake at Kraggakamma, Port Elizabeth
Almost at its fullest after a good seasons rains. Taken from hillside to North-East. The water runs for some distance around the promontory at far right.
Klein River Picnic-site, 2 km north of Hankey
Pieter Coetzee holding up 2 large-boled Afrocarpus falcatus yellowwoods, of about 50.