Alarka Mountains

Alarka Mountains

Corn

Field crops

Landscapes

Mountains

Scenic overlooks

View of the Alarka Mountains from the Governors Island - Ela area. The peak behind the corn tassel right of center is Potato Hill. The first peak to the left of that same stalk is Baines Mountain. To its left are Rocky Face Mt., Will Gap and then Will Knob and under the corn tassel on the left, Rich Mountain. 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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negatives (photographs)

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StillImage

64481

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Swain County (N.C.)

Ela (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia