This glass plate negative labeled Ad McFadden at Ledbetter is part of the Frank Fry Collection and shows a woman standing on a rock in a river. Frank Emmett Fry (December 13, 1877-February 12, 1939), originally from Ohio, settled in western North…
This undated photograph shows Addie School (in use 1909-1951) which shared its building with Buff Creek Church until the church built a new building in the summer of 1942. In the fall of 1951, Addie joined with Balsam, Beta, and Willets schools to…
This photograph is from film that was brought to Sherrill’s Studio for developing, but the prints were never picked up. The name written on the unclaimed envelope is Betsy Jane Littlejohn. George Dexter Sherrill (1879–1931) opened the first…
“Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974) took this photograph of construction work for an addition to the back of Bennett’s Pharmacy in Bryson City. Bennett was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served…
Gideon Thomas Laney (1889-1976), also known as Gid, was the prominent photographer for the Brasstown and Sweetwater areas of Clay County, North Carolina in the first part of the 20th century. Trained as a portrait photographer and motivated by the…
This photograph is from film that was brought to Sherrill’s Studio for developing, but the prints were never picked up. The name written on the unclaimed envelope is J. H. Reynolds. George Dexter Sherrill (1879–1931) opened the first photography…
This aerial photograph shows mountains and valleys and was taken by “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974) from an airplane. Bennett was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as alderman and mayor…
This aerial photograph of mountains and valleys was taken from an airplane by “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974), a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as alderman and mayor of Bryson City, on…
This aerial photograph of mountains and valleys was taken from an airplane by “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974), a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as alderman and mayor of Bryson City, on…
This aerial photograph of mountains and valleys was taken from an airplane by “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974), a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as alderman and mayor of Bryson City, on…