Kelly Bennett and Horace Kephart in a biplane

Kelly Bennett and Horace Kephart in a biplane

Airplanes

Bennett, Kelly E., 1890-1974

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

Kelly Bennett and Horace Kephart are sitting in front seat of a biplane “the three-seater flying machine” The Waco from Lenoir Aero Company. An unknown man is in the back seat. B 445 is written on the negative. This photograph is part of the Kelly Bennett Collection. 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.

Kelly Bennett Collection

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negatives (photographs)

portraits

eng

StillImage

72246

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/72246

Lincoln County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia