Kelly Bennett and Horace Kephart next to biplane

Kelly Bennett and Horace Kephart next to biplane

Airplanes

Bennett, Kelly E., 1890-1974

Crowds

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931

A group of people stand around a biplane with “Lenoir Aero Co. The Waco” written on the back. Horace Kephart and Kelly Bennett are standing between wings wearing flight helmets. B 446 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)

eng

StillImage

72247

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/72247

Lincoln County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia