“Doc” Kelly Bennett

“Doc” Kelly Bennett

Automobiles

Clothing and dress

Men

Mountain roads

This image shows a man, likely “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974) who was known for wearing a roll-brim fedora, double-breasted suit, and bow tie, posing next to Bennett’s automobile. Bennett was 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.

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Kelly Bennett Collection

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

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negatives (photographs)

portraits

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StillImage

42453

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2020-05-21

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Swain County (N.C.)

North Carolina, Western

5.75" x 3.5"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia