John and Laura Dorsey home

John and Laura Dorsey home

Automobiles

Dwellings

Roads

The John and Laura Dorsey home on north Everett Street in Bryson City in a state of disrepair sometime in the 1940s. This photograph seems to be part of a series of images taken showing some areas around Bryson City that need to be cleaned up. 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

73208

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Bryson City (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

4" x 5.25"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia