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Photo Gallery of Padre Island's History

Cattle on the National Seashore when it was the Dunn-McCampbell ranch

Motorists getting out of loose sand in 1913

President Kennedy signing the National Seashore's founding legislation in 1962

Ladybird Johnson speaking at the National Seashore's dedication in 1968

Malaquite Pavilion in the 1970's

The old Malaquite Pavilion with a concert in the parking lot

The Nicaragua, a freighter that ran aground near the present 50-mile marker in 1913

The Novillo line camp during the island's ranching days

A Coast Guardsman patrolling during World War II