Small structure in hollow

Small structure in hollow

Dwellings

Mountains

A small structure sits in a hollow. This is thought to be above the photographer’s home on Bennett Hill. If so, Highway 74 runs just in front of the ridge that goes from the left to the middle of the image. B 374 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

71026

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/71026

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia