Edwin Percy Pond was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.

Pond was born in California in May 1872, according to the 1900 Juneau Federal Census, although he may have been born in Portland, Oregon and moved to California at an early age.

With his friend Lloyd Winter he operated one of the pioneer businesses of Juneau, Winter and Pond Photographers. Their friendship first began in California where as lads they had met during the pioneer era.

The two young men were in Alaska during the gold rush and established their photography shop in 1893 and the business has operated continuously since that time. Their partnership is considered the oldest in Alaska.

The two partners gathered a rich library of photographs of Alaska’s early history that are priceless historical documents today.

Percy Pond died at St Ann’s Hospital on June 1, 1943 at the age of 71.

Alaska Daily Empire, June 2, 1943