Horseback rider and horse on a trail

Horseback rider and horse on a trail

Cliffs

Horsemanship

Horses

Mountains

Trails

A man rides a horse with another horse beside him on a wagon road or trail with a sharp rock projection above. 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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StillImage

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Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia