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Looking south over desecrated Swartkops River valley towards the old Cradock Place (Papenkuilsfontein) from kwaMagxaki Hill

Item

Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John), “Looking south over desecrated Swartkops River valley towards the old Cradock Place (Papenkuilsfontein) from kwaMagxaki Hill”, 1995-09-06, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/3288

Title

Looking south over desecrated Swartkops River valley towards the old Cradock Place (Papenkuilsfontein) from kwaMagxaki Hill

Creator

Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John)

Description

Nice houses in centre photo overlooking urban sprawl beyond. Bethelsdorp Saltpan near top of photo, thinned out original veld in foreground in which Sanseviera plants thrive. More good type homes behind photographer.

Subject

Pollution -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape

Date Copyrighted

1995-09-06

Type

still image

Extent

1 photograph

Format

jpg

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016871

Location - Physical Location

Cory Library for Humanities Research

Rights

Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Date

1995-09-06

Item sets

C.J. Skead Photograph Collection

Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Media

vital_13419+SOURCEJPG+SOURCEJPG.0.jpeg

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Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John), “Looking south over desecrated Swartkops River valley towards the old Cradock Place (Papenkuilsfontein) from kwaMagxaki Hill”, 1995-09-06, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/3288