“Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974) took this image of his parents, Dr. A. M. and Mary Charlotte Hyatt Bennett. Bennett was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as alderman and mayor of Bryson…
“Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974) took this image of his parents, Dr. A. M. and Mary Charlotte Hyatt Bennett. Bennett was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as alderman and mayor of Bryson…
“Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974) took this image of his parents, Dr. A. M. and Mary Charlotte Hyatt Bennett. Bennett was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as alderman and mayor of Bryson…
A front view of the home of the photographer’s parents, A. M. and Mary Charlotte Bennett. The photographer, “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974), was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as…
Early postcards illustrating life and scenery in western North Carolina were published by several companies in and around the region. This dramatic view of the Southern Appalachians is labeled “Above the clouds.”
Early postcards illustrated life and scenery in western North Carolina. This print was made from an original photograph by Herbert W. Pelton (1879-1961), a photographer active in Asheville in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s. Pelton produced landscapes of…
This image showing a view from above the road is part of the Sherrill Studio Collection. George Dexter Sherrill (1879–1931) opened the first photography studio in Haywood County on Depot Street in downtown Waynesville in 1902. In 1906 his studio…
Reinfried Armstrong Romanes (April 4, 1896-1978), more often known as R. A. Romanes or simply as Romanes, was born and raised in Europe. In 1919, he emigrated to America and, through family and political connections, settled in Alto, Georgia, where…
This view looking east across Asheville, North Carolina toward Mount Mitchell was taken from West Asheville and shows the Pisgah National Forest and the Black Mountains. On the reverse is written “136-3. Across Asheville toward Mt. Mitchell looking…
This view from West Asheville looking east across Asheville, North Carolina toward Mount Mitchell shows the Pisgah National Forest, the Black Mountains, and some buildings in the foreground. On the reverse is written “136-4. Across Asheville toward…