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Paul Ecke Jr. (back right) and Paul Ecke III (front, middle, holding kite) at a YMCA Adventure Guides kite flying contest. The small kite in the front was covered with poinsettia bracts. The large kite in the back won an award for its size.

Paul Ecke Jr. presenting the ranunculus photograph to Edwin Frazee and his wife.

Don Looper, friend of Paul Ecke Jr. and Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke. Handwritten: "For the Rogues Gallery of my good friends, The Eckes. Don Looper." This photograph was displayed in the Ecke Ranch House dining room, along with many other friends of the…

Paul Ecke Jr. (in plaid shirt and dark pants).

Unidentified

Paul Ecke Jr. (front, third from left), Dr. Harry Tayama, professor at Ohio State University, and Bob Maddux, friend and customer of the Paul Ecke Ranch.

Paul Ecke Jr. (front, center). The Japanese Poinsettia Association (JPA) was formed to get royalty income from Japan before a plant patent protection system was in place. Growers paid royalty to be able to grow Ecke poinsettia varieties, and got…

Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke and unidentified man