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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 The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts.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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Noordhoek, Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth
Summit of low heavily-vegetated dune on dune-sand close to coast. Rough count gave about 115 plants of Gasteria acinacifolia (35 in flower) on about 30 x 10 sq. metres. Growing in dense calf-high scrub. Coastline in the distance.
Noordhoek, Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth
About 31 plants of Gasteria acinacifolia on eastern slope of hill on top of which another 115 and others are growing in short densely-packed dune shrub beside rocky coast.
Noordhoek, Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth
Gasteria acinacifolia plants in dense woody coastal scrub heavily wind-blown.
Noordhoek, Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth
Gasteria acinacifolia plants in dense woody coastal scrub heavily wind-blown. Complete with intruding plastic bag.
Noordhoek, Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth
Fine example of Gasteria acinacifolia plants in dense coastal woody scrub, heavily wind-blown.
Noordhoek, Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth
Burnout of wattle.
Noordhoek, Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth
Burnout of wattle.
Noordhoek, Marine Drive, Port Elizabeth
Burnout of wattle.
Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville
Good season. Euphorbia ferox.
Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville
Good season. Euphorbia ferox.
Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville
Good season. Fine specimen of Pappea capensis, one of the feature plants in this veld-type. Euphorbia ferox.
Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville
In good season. Note more open country in background. Euphorbia ferox.
Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville
In good season. Compare growth-height with height of fence-pole. Euphorbia ferox.
Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville
In good season. Compare growth-height with height of fence-pole. Euphorbia ferox.
Noorsveld, 30 km south of Jansenville
Euphorbia ferox and Spekboom.
North of Coega Hotel, Coega River Flats, Port Elizabeth
Moquinella rubra in full flower over bush. Many other such bushes were equally infected.
North of Coega Hotel, Coega River Flats, Port Elizabeth
Moquinella rubra in full flower over bush. Many other such bushes were equally infected.
Northen entrance to Grahamstown Botanical Gardens
Rhodes University student passing through northern gates of the Botanical Gardens. Note the variety of interesting plants including aliens.
Northen entrance to Grahamstown Botanical Gardens
Array of alien palms and indigenous aloes. etc. The gardens were established in 1853.
Northern & hindmost of the 3 Port Elizabethaks of Coega Kop
Taken from the west showing part of the rubble stockpile taken from the west Port Elizabethak for use at Ngqurha at Coega River mouth. Note vegetation type there.
Northern entrance to Swartwaterspoort in the Swartwatersberg, 17km W of Riebeeck East village and 50km west of Grahamstown, Albany
Northern entrance to Swartwaterspoort in the Swartwatersberg, 17km W of Riebeeck East village and 50km west of Grahamstown, Albany. Good season.
Northern of the 3 Coega Kops
Typical bushiness on the southern approach to the summit. Coral aloes, Aloe striata now in good flower.
Northern outskirts of Redhouse, Port Elizabeth
Amazing stand of about 30 Glottophyllum longum plants, some in flower. Height of severe drought. A few other such aggregations nearby.
Northern slope of Witteklip Mt., Port Elizabeth
Note strong growth of Leucodendron plant up the slope.
Northfacing slope down to the Buffalo River, 5 km north of King William's Town, Ciskei
Coral Aloes Aloe striata. Much of this hillside was covered with them but the dryness of the grass hides their redness in the picture. Many sunbirds were active at the time the photo was taken.