Alarka school
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This image shows the new school building in Alarka, North Carolina, a community in Swain County. The Alarka School was built in 1937-1938 as a project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a program to provide employment and construct community-based structures during the Great Depression. The photographer was “Doc” Kelly Bennett (1890-1974), 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.
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- Date digitized: 2021-05-27
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- Dimension: 3.5" x 5.75"
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- HL_MSS21-02_14_neg_1196
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Repository
- Western Carolina University Hunter Library
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