Felix Pinard was Sarasota’s first known photographer. He was also a pioneer. His pictures show life here more than 100 years ago.
We don’t know much about Pinard. He was born on the island of Haiti in 1845. He was 41 when he came to Sarasota, in 1886.
Pinard married Helen Drew. They had two children, Josephine and Francis.
Look closely at the photos. What are the Pinards wearing? How are their clothes different from what we wear today in Sarasota?