View from Galbraith Creek Road

Description

A 1925 Buick Opera Coupe sits parked along Galbraith Creek Road with a view looking up the Tuckasegee River to the Plott Balsam mountain range. The gradually sloping peak directly above the spare tire is Pinnacle Bald. To the left of it are (R-L) Blackrock Mountain, Yellow Face and Waterrock Knob. The top of the steeple of the Ela Baptist Church is visible in the left background. The bridge across the Tuckasegee is visible over the top of the front tire. 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
Details
- Creator
  - Bennett, Kelly, 1890-1974
- Format
  - Negatives (photographs)
- Type
  - StillImage
- Date
  - Date digitized: 2021-05-20
- Extent
  - Dimension: 3.5" x 5.75"
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Swain County (N.C.)
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Kelly Bennett Collection
- Identifier
  - HL_MSS21-02_06_neg_0345
- Repository
  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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