Christmas tree in town square

Christmas tree in town square

Automobiles

Christmas trees

Dogs

Dwellings

Mountains

Snow

Looking south to the town square in Bryson City with a Christmas tree surrounded by a picket fence in the middle of the road. A dog walks in the road carrying something in its mouth. 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

1929-12

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negatives (photographs)

eng

StillImage

66435

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Bryson City (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia