Swain County 7th graders with Good Luck banner on Bryson City courthouse grounds

Description

A group of 136 7th graders from Swain County pose in front of the courthouse on April 13, 1928 with a Good Luck Banner made to ward off any bad luck that is supposed to follow activities on Friday the 13th. The students have gathered in town to take an annual exam that determines readiness for high school. 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.
Details
- Creator
  - Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974
- Format
  - Negatives (photographs)
- Type
  - StillImage
- Date
  - Date original: 1928-04-13
- Extent
  - Dimension: 3.5" x 5.75"
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Swain County (N.C.)
  - Bryson City (N.C.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Kelly Bennett Collection
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS21-02_08_neg_0514
- Repository
  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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