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Paul Ecke Sr.'s 80th birthday party
Paul Ecke Sr.'s 80th birthday party in Barn 2, the Paul Ecke Ranch, Encinitas, CA.
Maurer family home, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Maurer family home in late 1890's / early 1900's, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. Magdalena Maurer married Paul Ecke Sr..
Experimental double deck propagation system for poinsettia cuttings
Experimental double deck propagation system for poinsettia cuttings.
Unidentified
Two people standing behind a field of poinsettias
Mariachi band at Paul Ecke Sr.'s 80th birthday
Mariachi band playing outside Paul Ecke Sr.'s 80th birthday party in Barn 2 at the Paul Ecke Ranch, Encinitas, CA.
Paul Ecke Sr., Magdalena Ecke and Mildred Macphearson in Hawaii
Paul Ecke Sr., Magdalena Ecke and Mildred Macphearson (friend) in Hawaii.
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Unidentified
Unidentified
Presumably Ruth (Crix) Dealy, daughter of Paul Sr. and Magdalena Ecke, with husband. Not confirmed.
Moehring family
Henrietta Moehring (Ecke), seated on right, with her parents and step-sister.
Employees dancing at the summer party in the Ranch house yard
Norma Montano (bottom left) was a long time Ranch employee.
Magdalena and Paul Ecke Sr. on the stoop of their first home on the Encinitas Ranch
Paul and Magdalena Ecke built a new Lillian Rice house in 1937. The building pictured here was eventually used as the main office for the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Employee harvesting cut poinsettia flowers
Employee harvesting cut poinsettia flowers in a field of outdoor blooming poinsettias.
Robert and Louise (Roelli) Maurer on their honeymoon in Switzerland
Robert and Louise (Roelli) Maurer on their honeymoon in Switzerland. They were Magdalena Ecke's parents.
Presentation of a Paul Ecke blooming poinsettia at the White House
Presentation of a Paul Ecke blooming poinsettia at the White House, Washington, D.C. to a politician.
Robert and Louise Maurer
Robert and Louise (Roelli) Maurer, Magdalena Ecke's parents.