Looking east from Shuler Road

Looking east from Shuler Road

Dwellings

Landscapes

Mountains

Rivers

Trees

A river runs through this pastoral landscape taken from Shuler Road looking east. Houses and a train track are visible and B 210 is written on the negative. 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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64635

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Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia