Kelly Bennett and daughter Mary Alice with unidentified woman in woods

Kelly Bennett and daughter Mary Alice with unidentified woman in woods

Bennett, Kelly E., 1890-1974

Trees

Women

Kelly Bennett and his daughter Mary Alice stand amongst the vegetation with an unidentified woman. B 367 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)

eng

StillImage

71021

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/71021

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia