Kelly Bennett holding child

Kelly Bennett holding child

Bennett, Kelly E., 1890-1974

Father and child

Infants

Kelly Bennett holding possibly his daughter Mary Alice. 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

72269

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/72269

Bryson City (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia