Sears and Roebuck kit homes

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Title

Sears and Roebuck kit homes

Subject

Dwellings

Description

These Sears and Roebuck kit homes were located on the south side of the road along NC 10 (US 19) east of Bryson City. The columns would have been locally made at Bryson City Pump Works or Carolina Wood Turning Company. B 382 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.

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

71033
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/71033

Spatial Coverage

Swain County (N.C.)

Extent

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Picturing Appalachia

Citation

Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974, “Sears and Roebuck kit homes,” OAI, accessed May 11, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/71033.