Tuckasegee River looking downstream. The photograph is taken from the south side of the river near what later becomes the Fontana Lake boat launch area. The gap between the ridges on the north side of the river is the mouth of Lands Creek. The mouth…
Tuckasegee River looking upstream. The photograph is taken from the south side looking east from slightly upriver from the mouth of Laurel Branch. The road on the other side is old NC 288. The Fontana Lake Boat Launch area is in the area in the…
This photograph seems to be part of a series of images taken showing some areas around Bryson City that need to be cleaned up. The photographer, “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974), was a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City…
This photograph shows the messy area behind the Quonset hut on Depot Street in downtown Bryson City. The image seems to be part of a series of images taken showing some areas around Bryson City that need to be cleaned up. The photographer, “Doc”…
Two automobiles are parked at the rear of a downtown building. The building once housed Conley's Drug store and an adjacent shop. They front on the west side of Everett Street with the Everett Street Bridge just out of the frame to the left. This…
Sitting between US Highway 19 heading out of town and the Tuckasegee River are buildings and automobiles and a sign reading Sinclair H-C Gasoline. This photograph seems to be part of a series of images taken showing some areas around Bryson City that…
Quonset hut on Depot Street. For a time, it was home to Nantahala Brewing Company. This photograph seems to be part of a series of images taken showing some areas around Bryson City that need to be cleaned up. The photographer, “Doc” Kelly Bennett…
This photograph was taken on Bryson Street, at the backs of the downtown buildings. The Sisk Drug Store building is in the background, and beyond it, the flat top of Schoolhouse Hill and beyond that Rocky Face Mountain and Shuler Gap. The image seems…
This 1940s photograph showing many automobiles sitting close together across from a building that has a Chevrolet service sign on it. The location is on River Street in downtown Bryson City. The image seems to be part of a series of images taken…
A scene taken from the back of the building located at 15 Everett Street next to Bryson City’s town square, looking away from the building southwest. This photograph seems to be part of a series of images taken showing some areas around Bryson City…