Doctor's photo albums give glimpse into Kalispell's past

Dr. Vernon A Weed

Dr. Vernon A. Weed takes a rest at the top of Logan Pass.

Kalispell as seen from the air in 1920. (Vernon Weed photo)

A car makes its way up Going to the Sun Road in the 1930s. (Vernon Weed photo)

Echo Lake, long before the tourists and shoreline homes. (Vernon Weed photo)

A view of Kalispell's West Side School, which burned in the 1940s. (Vernon Weed photo)

A baseball game on a decidedly uneven field near Kalispell in the early 1920s. (Vernon Weed photo)

Curious Kalispell residents gather around a visiting barnstormer and his plane in 1920. (Vernon Weed photo)

A photo marked "Air Mail 1920" could show some of the earliest airmail being delivered to Kalispell. (Vernon Weed photo)

More than 200 feet underground in the Flathead mine west of Kalispell. (Vernon Weed photo)

A view down Main Street in downtown Kalispell in the early 1920s. (Vernon Weed photo)

A pre-game parade down Main Street before a high school basketball game between Kalispell and Havre. (Vernon Weed photo)

Vernon Weed's high school classmate and later Kalispell accountant Carl Bue. (Vernon Weed photo)

The inside of the powerhouse of the Swan River dam in Bigfork in the 1920's. (Vernon Weed photo)

The Flathead County High School Senior Picnic to Lake Blaine in 1920. (Vernon Weed photo)

Curious Kalispell residents gather around a visiting barnstormer and his plane in 1920. (Vernon Weed photo)

The Army's Battle Tank Ermentrude visited Kalispell in 1920. (Vernon Weed photo)

An early image of Kalispell's Federal Building. (Vernon Weed photo)