Railroad work

Railroad work

African Americans -- Labor

Automobiles

Buildings

Excavating machinery

Men

Railroad construction workers

Railroad tracks

Railroads -- Design and construction

Men operate a steam shovel on railroad tracks in unknown location with large buildings in the background. This photograph was taken by "Doc" Kelly Bennett, a prominent pharmacist in Swain County, NC. Owner of the Bryson City Drug Company, Bennett served as alderman and mayor of Bryson City, on the Swain County Board of Education, as well as several terms as NC State Senator and NC State Representative. He participated in numerous other initiatives and organizations. Known as the “Apostle of the Smokies,” Bennett was an instrumental figure in the movement to create the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He was also an avid photographer, skillfully documenting a wide variety of people, places, and events in Swain County and the surrounding area.

Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974

Kelly Bennett Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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StillImage

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North Carolina, Western

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia