Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend

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Little Tennessee River (Ga.-Tenn.)

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Two men are looking down the Little Tennessee River on the downstream portion of Horseshoe Bend. The peak just beyond where the river turns is White Top. The Maple Springs community is to the left of White Top where the roof of a house and a bit of road can be seen. B 77 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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StillImage

65148

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Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia