White Pine County Then and Now

Welcome to another installment of White Pine: Then & Now! In this weeks edition, we see a parade in downtown Ely around 1925 (based on the license place of the car nearest the camera). The banner behind the band is touting how organized labor protects the children, but the banners further down the parade makes me think this might be an Independence Day parade or even a … [Read more...] about White Pine County Then and Now

Hotel Nevada Main Entrance Welcome to this weeks edition of White Pine: Then & Now! Today’s edition is a little different than past comparisons in that we take a look not just at a single building, but rather a small portion of said building. In this case, we are looking at the entrance of the Hotel Nevada in 1947 versus today. In the old photo, the ground floor of … [Read more...] about White Pine County Then and Now

Welcome to this week’s edition of White Pine: Then & Now! In this edition, we are once again in downtown Ely, but this view is looking west along Aultman Street from in front of the Northern Hotel. I don’t have an exact date, but I can confidently guess the date to approximately 1907-1909. Clues to this time frame include the Northern Hotel (the first building on … [Read more...] about White Pine County Then and Now

Swan Lake – Ely, NV 1910’s-2024 Welcome to this weeks edition of White Pine: Then & Now! In this edition we revisit the duck pond once again. In the original image, most likely from a postcard, we can see that the pond was called Swan Lake. I’m not sure if that was what the city called it or a name given by the photographer based on what he saw. We can also see that … [Read more...] about White Pine County Then and Now

LDS Tabernacle 1946 - 2024 Welcome to this week’s edition of White Pine: Then & Now! In this edition, we take a look at the old LDS Tabernacle and Ward House. Constructed in 1927, the building was the primary place of worship for LDS members in Ely. It was 19 years old when Burton Frasher of Pomona, California drove through the area and captured this photograph of … [Read more...] about White Pine County Then and Now