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Paul Ecke III and Bruce __
Bruce __, grower from Michigan.
David Hartley and Ron Cramer
From left to right: David Hartley and Ron Cramer, Paul Ecke Ranch employees. Picture taken in the Philippines.
Poinsettia seminar in the Philippines
Paul Ecke III (far right), David Hartley, Ranch employee (adjacent).
Paul Ecke Sr.'s bedroom in the "new" house on the Ecke Ranch, Encinitas, CA
Paul and Magdalena Ecke moved into their "new" (second) house on the Ecke Ranch, Encinitas, CA in 1957. This is the same house he passed away in at age 96.
Paul Ecke Sr.'s 80th birthday party
Paul Ecke Sr's 80th birthday party in one of the Ecke Ranch Barns.
Paul Ecke Jr. at Paul Ecke Sr.'s 80th birthday party at the Paul Ecke Ranch
Paul Ecke Jr. in the receiving line of Paul Ecke Sr.'s 80th birthday party in one of the barns on the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Unidentified bush with round, dark berries
Unidentified bush with round, dark berries
Paul Ecke Sr. with unidentified woman
Paul Ecke Sr. with unidentified woman
Carlsbad power plant on Coast Highway
The picture was taken presumably from the Carlsbad Ranch, site of the modern day Flower Fields.
Rooted poinsettia cuttings in trays
Rooted poinsettia cuttings in trays going from greenhouse to barn to be packed up for shipping.
Dipping poinsettia bare root stock in a mercury based bath (presumably) before shipping
Picture taken south of the Encinitas Ranch House (in the background). Poinsettia bare root stock was dipped in mercury to kill any pathogens or pests prior to shipping the stock across the country by rail.
Unidentified Men Spreading Straw
Straw was spread on the soil probably as a soil amendment
Paul Ecke Sr. in the Bird of Paradise fields on the Ecke Ranch, Encinitas, CA
Paul Ecke Sr. in the the Bird of Paradise fields on the Encinitas Ranch looking north. The white sleeves were put over the flowers to protect them.
Paul Ecke Jr. and Paul Ecke Sr., downtown Encinitas, CA
Paul Ecke Jr. ran with the Olympic torch before the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.