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Photo taken by Lee Russell in 1939; Trailer camp.
Sign on causeway from Aransas Pass to Port Aransas, previous
called "Harbor Island." 1903, Lee Russell
Some of the earliest houses in Port Aransas are shown here.
Photo taken in 1939 by Lee Russell.
Ferry slips in Port Aransas, Texas.
Photo taken in 1939; photographer unknown.
Photo supplied by Dan Willis Brown (Wellington New Zealand):
My Aunt Frances Elizabeth Griffin Pearce was on one of the Ferry boats on May 7 1942.
This was a post card that she had mailed to me on this date May 7 1942 and after she had gone over to the Island.
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Photo - The young boy (me) in the pictures is Dan Willis Brown, age 17,
and taken on South Pier, Port Aransas, Texas in June of 1948. I was 17 in
February, graduated from Coleman High School on about 22 May and arrived
in Port Aransas early the next morning to begin work for my Cousin, Jay
Carroll "Toosy" Wakefield who had the lease of the pier and ten miles of
beach.
The one lady with the tarpon was a visitor to the Island and wanted her
picture taken with one of the tarpons that had been caught. I do not know
her name. There is also one of me taken with the same fish. There were
probably as many tarpon caught from the pier as from the boats that were
in the area during the Tarpon Rodeo that was held each Summer and as I
remember in July.
Left Photo - There is one of me standing in front of the store also and of
me sitting on the railing. I was in charge of the shop on the pier that
sold bait, cold drinks, candy, sandwiches, etc. I regret that I do
not have more pictures however these are ones that I do have. I do hope
that will give you some idea of what Mustang Island (Port Aransas) was at
that time some 62 years ago.
In retrospect there are so many things that I wished I had done, but
didn't. Hopefully this will add a bit to your history of the island.
Tourists from all over the
U S would come to
Mustang Island, Port Aransas, in the Summer time and to go fishing,
walking down the beach, swimming, etc., and when the school term would
take up again the beach and Mustang Island would be virtually deserted.
Dan W. Brown
34A Izard Rd
Khandallah
Wellington, New Zealand
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