Mountain view from road
Dublin Core
Title
Mountain view from road
Subject
Automobiles
Children
Dirt roads
Landscapes
Mountain roads
Mountains
Women
Description
An automobile sits in the curve of a high elevation dirt road overlooking layers of mountains while a woman and child stand on the edge. 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.
Creator
Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974
Source
Kelly Bennett Collection
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg
negatives (photographs)
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
64616
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/64616
Spatial Coverage
Swain County (N.C.)
Extent
3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Picturing Appalachia
Collection
Citation
Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974, “Mountain view from road,” OAI, accessed May 5, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/64616.