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Winter & Pond photographs, approximately 1893-1920

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Winter & Pond
Title
Winter & Pond photographs
Dates
approximately 1893-1920 (inclusive)
Quantity
87 photographic prints (1 box)
2 panoramas (oversize)
Collection Number
PH0308
Summary
Views of Sitka, Juneau, Fort Wrangell, and Chilkat; totem poles; mining activities; glaciers; and Tlingit traditional activities, circa 1893-1920
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Alaskan photographers Lloyd Winter and E. Percy Pond documented the Klondike Gold Rush, mining operations in the Juneau Gold Belt District and traditional Tlingit Indian culture until the 1940s.

Lloyd Valentine Winter (1866-1945) and Edwin Percy Pond (1872-1943) arrived in Juneau in 1893. In 1896 they published a catalog of photographs that could be mail ordered through their store. Winter and Pond made the journey up the Dyea Trail and over Chilkoot Pass in 1897-1898, later publishing a scrapbook entitled "Trail of 98" which they sold to tourists for many years. In 1899 Winter & Pond made a trip to New York and arranged to furnish a series of Alaska photographs for Underwood & Underwood. The most popular Alaskan views included images of native villages and people, scenic views, and Klondike Gold Rush photographs. Locals also favored views of Juneau and of town activities. Sitka and Muir Glacier were two highly favored stops. In 1909, Pond was appointed special agent for collecting exhibits and photographs from Southeastern Alaska for the Alaska Commission to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE).

Winter & Pond also recorded traditional ceremonies of the Tlingit Indians, observing the Tlingit culture(s) coping with the social changes thrust upon it as the surrounding communities underwent prosperous growth and decline. The majority of the Indian photographs were attributed to Winter. Reputedly, he never charged Indian subjects a fee for this photography, but rather did it for his own pleasure. As late as 1928, Lloyd showed his continued interest in Tlingit culture by applying to the Tlingit village of Klukwan for membership in the Alaska Native Brotherhood, a group which fought against racism towards native peoples and promoted civil rights.

Winter & Pond operated their Juneau-based curio and photography studio for over 50 years. They expanded their business by publishing scrapbooks or albums of original photographs on subjects of interest to the tourist trade. They also developed a postcard business, using their most popular photographs. Over time, the Winter & Pond Store became the Winter & Pond Company. In 1945, two years after the death of Percy Pond. Lloyd Winter turned the business over to Francis Harrison, who maintained the Winter & Pond Company until it closed in 1956.

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Content Description

The images in the collection include cities in Alaska including Juneau, Sitka, and Wrangell, totem poles at Fort Wrangell and Kake, mining activities including the Klondike Gold Rush and industrial mining operations, glaciers, Indian traditional activities; and steamer ships, and professional studio portraits.

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Use of the Collection

Alternative Forms Available

View selections from the collection in digital format .

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed by Melanie Kay, 2018. Revised by Kate Norgon, 2019.

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