Man riding a wagon
Dublin Core
Title
Man riding a wagon
Subject
Automobiles
Central business districts
Courthouses
Horse-drawn vehicles
Mules
Description
A man sits on a wagon pulled by a mule on Main Street in Bryson City in front of the County Courthouse. 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.
Creator
Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974
Source
Kelly Bennett Collection
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
negatives (photographs)
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
73184
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/73184
Spatial Coverage
Swain County (N.C.)
Extent
3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Picturing Appalachia
Collection
Citation
Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974, “Man riding a wagon,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/73184.