Man riding a wagon

Man riding a wagon

Central business districts

Horse-drawn vehicles

Mules

A man sits on a wagon pulled by a mule on Main Street, in Bryson City. The building on the right is the Bryson City Bank. Bryson City Drug is beside the Wilhide building which is the last building on the street next to the Tuckasegee River. This photograph was taken before 1935 when the Waldroup Building replaced the Wilhide building. 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

73183

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Bryson City (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia