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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 The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts.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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Image of veld.
Upper Assegaaibosch River valley, on Assegaaibosch farm
Origionally an outspan in the early 1770's. The dark green patch of bush-forest on slope in the mid-distance hill may well be the origin of the name Assegaaibosch as recorded in 1797. Assegaaihout trees, Curtisia dentata. Assegaaihout trees still occur in that small patch. Kariega Rand in far distance to the north.
Van Staden's River mouth
Now blind, from east bank. Showing where earliest waggon traffic crossed in the 18th century when unable to negatiate the steep gorges upriver.
Van Staden's River mouth
Now blind, from east bank. Showing where earliest waggon traffic crossed in the 18th century when unable to negatiate the steep gorges upriver.
Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve
Helen vd Plank & Susan Walters.
Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve
H. Vanderplank, W. Massyn, P. Collins, P. Coetzee
Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve, Port Elizabeth
Double row of planted Protea cynaroides.
Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve, Port Elizabeth
Information Centre on the left and showhouse on the right where fresh flowers are displayed each day and named for visitors.
Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve, Port Elizabeth
General scene of the wild flowers. This reserve does not limit itself to local wild plants. Showy species have been brought in from elsewhere, the Leucospermums, for instance.
Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve, Port Elizabeth
Scene showing border of Gazanias along edge of entrance road with a small cluster of red & white Watsonias in the middle distance.
Van Staden's Wild Flower Reserve, Port Elizabeth
Scene at the entrance to the gardens.