Group dining outside

Group dining outside

Dinners and dining

Food

Picnics

Women

A group of adults are gathered around a table for an outdoor meal in the evening. Maggie Sandlin is possibly sitting at the right side corner and Mary Alice Greyer’s face can be seen at the edge of the photograph. The photographer, “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974), 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

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64366

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Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia