Kelly Bennett's family with a group of women

Kelly Bennett's family with a group of women

Children

Dresses

Hats

Portraits, Group

Women

“Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974) took this group portrait which includes his wife, Ola Tela Bennett (L) mother, Mary Charlotte Hyatt Bennett (R), and his three young children (L to R) Jean (1921-1997), Mary Alice (1915-2001), and Gwendolyn (1916-1994). 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.

Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974

Kelly Bennett Collection

1925

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negatives (photographs)

portraits

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StillImage

64270

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Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia