Parade in downtown Bryson City

Parade in downtown Bryson City

Cemeteries

Central business districts

Commercial buildings

Events

Parades

A parade is taking place at Bryson City town square and going west on Main Street. Bryson City Cemetery can be seen on the hill in the background. Buildings for the Shell station, a Hardware store, the Smoky Mountain Power Company, and Chevrolet can be seen. 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

73194

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/73194

Swain County (N.C.)

3.5" x 5.75"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia