Area behind Everett Street

Area behind Everett Street

Automobiles

Central business districts

Commercial buildings

This is the backside of what is likely the oldest standing building in downtown Bryson City. It fronts on Everett Street next to the town square and has served in many capacities including Reagan’s Dime Store. Today it is located at 15 Everett Street. 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

73209

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Bryson City (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

4" x 5.25"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia