An event tent downtown Bryson City

An event tent downtown Bryson City

Automobiles

Cities and towns

Tents

A tent is set up in downtown Bryson City. A Swain County Consolidated school bus is sitting in front of it along with other automobiles. In the background is the D. K. Collins store building covered in ivy and the Floyd Chevrolet “Rock” Building. B 452 is written on the negative. Also visible is a sign for the Fryemont Inn (“The Inn Unique”) Bryson City, N.C. B 452 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

72253

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Bryson City (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia