Scrap metal drive during World War II

Description

Child volunteers pose at a scrap metal collection site during a nationwide scrap metal drive for the war effort during World War II. Left to right in the front row are unknown, Jim Gray, unknown, Frances Wright, Bruce Williams; back row, Maggie Sandlin, unknown, possibly Ruth Hyatt, and unknown. This photograph was taken by “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.
Details
- Creator
  - Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974
- Format
  - Negatives (photographs)
- Type
  - StillImage
- Date
  - Date original: 1942-10-14
  - Date digitized: 2021-04-23
- Extent
  - Dimension: 3.5" x 5.75"
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Swain County (N.C.)
  - North Carolina, Western
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Kelly Bennett Collection
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS21-02_15_neg_1251
- Repository
  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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