Rear of a downtown building

Rear of a downtown building

Automobiles

Central business districts

Commercial buildings

Two automobiles are parked at the rear of a downtown building. The building once housed Conley's Drug store and an adjacent shop. They front on the west side of Everett Street with the Everett Street Bridge just out of the frame to the left. 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

73215

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Bryson City (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

4" x 5.25"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia