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 The photographs complement Skead’s published and unpublished work held at Cory Library, including field notes, correspondence, and research manuscripts.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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Dr. Selmar Schonland (1860 - 1940) was first professor of the facility until his retirement in 1925. -
Annie Hallack (later Vardy) b. 1852. Left: Elizabeth Hallack (later English); Right: Florence Mary Hallack (later Paterson) (1869 - 1936). Daughters of Russel Hallack of Port Elizabeth. -
Florence Mary Paterson b. Hallack (1869 - 1936). Well known amatuer botanist at Port Elizabeth. Daughter of Russel Hallack, also a keen amatuer botanist. -
Russel Hallack (1824 - 1903). Father of Florence Mary Paterson (1869 - 1936). Both keen amatuer botanists. -
Scadoxus puniceus -
Scadoxus puniceus -
Low corner of roadside, Hibiscus ludwigii. -
Erica discolor. Note close-eaten grass beyond fence on farm. Photo taken on a dull day. -
Massed flowering of Athanasia dentata invading farm pasture-land. -
Massed flowering of Athanasia dentata invading farm pasture-land. -
Large mass of cream-flowered Carpobrotus edulis. -
Batch of Bellis perennis. -
Batch of Bellis perennis. -
Batch of Indigofera hispida in fair numbers. Seen here annually -
Mauve form of Carpobrotus deliciosus. 33 flowers in picture. -
Single Acacia karroo tree in full flower. -
Spekboom in flower. -
Close-up of the thatching of a Native laborer's hut. The stems and branches of the Spekboom have been flattened by pulping and then stacked one on top of the other. -
The 'thatch' is made from the stems of Spekboom trees, Portulacaria afra. The dried stems are beaten with stones to flatten them, and are then packed on top of each other to form the thatch. There is no grassy thatching material in this dry Fish River area. No wonder the Spekboom is been destroyed so quickly. -
Trimmed hedge of Spekboom, Portulacaria afra. -
Good clump of Aloe humilis in dense grassveld. About 15 flowerheads in this picture. -
Concentration of Helichum syncarpha. Grows well on poor soil in limestone rock. -
Valley bush with Rhigozum obovatum at what must be its southernmost point of distribution here. More in flower elsewhere to the Suurberge after good winter rains. -
With light patch of Aloe africana. Veld ungrazed after good rains rains. -
After good winter rains. High fence suggests game farming beyond. Showing much aloe growth in the middle distance.