Rear of a downtown building

Rear of a downtown building

Central business districts

Commercial buildings

Electric lines -- Poles and towers

Refuse and refuse disposal

This photograph shows the messy area behind the Quonset hut on Depot Street in downtown Bryson City. The image 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

73216

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Bryson City (N.C.)

Swain County (N.C.)

4" x 5.25"(dimension)

Picturing Appalachia