Steam shovel

Dublin Core

Title

Steam shovel

Subject

Pack animals (Transportation)
Road construction workers
Road machinery
Roads -- Design and construction

Description

A man is operating a steam shovel during road work. Pack animals can be seen pulling carts in the background. 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

negatives (photographs)

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

66502
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/66502

Spatial Coverage

Swain County (N.C.)

Extent

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Picturing Appalachia

Citation

Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974, “Steam shovel,” OAI, accessed May 22, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/66502.