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Fish farm aerial, c. 1965
Aerial over a Stuart fish farm near Highway US 1 and Colorado Avenue.Tags Fish hatcheries -
Preparing tropical fish shipment, 1952
Kenneth Wright adds live fish to a box for shipment. The Wright Fish Farm in Stuart became one of the leading purveyors of tropical fish in the world and the Wright family shipped their colorful and rare specimens to pet shop all around the country.Tags Fish hatcheries -
Aquatic plants at Wright Fish Farm, 1952
Kenneth Wright examines an aquatic plant from one of the large outdoor tanks at Wright Fish Farm.Tags Fish hatcheries -
Kenneth Wright with fish net, 1952
Kenneth Wright holds a fish net with small fish at his fish farm in Stuart. Shelves of fish tanks in view behind Wright.Tags Fish hatcheries -
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Ponds at Kenneth Wright fish farm, 1952
Ponds at the Kenneth Wright fish farm. The Wrights expanded their fish hatchery business with a one hundred acre property between Cove & Salerno Roads in the 1950s. The Wrights had over 100 ponds dug for raising fish on the property and specialized in breeding colorful and rare fish. Eventually, they became one of the largest tropical fish dealers in the world.Tags Fish hatcheries -
Kenneth Wright's fish farm, 1952
Spawning tanks for the Kenneth Wright fish farm. House and mobile home in view in the background. Originally in the traveling circus business, Kenneth and Grace Wright settled in Stuart in the 1940s. They owned a photography shop on Osceola Ave for four years until it was sold to Arthur Ruhnke in 1948. The Wrights then purchased 10 acres of property on Casa Ave off South US 1 to start a tropical fish business. The business expanded to a one hundred acre property between Cove & Salerno Roads in the 1950s. Eventually, they became one of the largest tropical fish dealers in the world. The Wrights also sold rare birds, aquarium equipment and flowering plants. Published in the Stuart News (12 Jun 1952) with caption Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Wright and son, Von, inspect one of the many concrete block fish spawning pools on their tropical fish and bird farm in South Stuart."