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Letter from Dinah Shore to Paul Ecke Jr.
Personal letter from Dinah Shore to Paul Ecke Jr. thanking him for holiday poinsettias. Dinah Shore was a singer and television personality, and host of the Dinah Shore Show.
Eckespoint marketing material
Postcard of Eckespoint marketing material
Society of American Florists Floricultural Hall of Fame
Paul Ecke Sr. induction to Society of American Florists Floricultural Hall of Fame
Congressional Record Recognizing Contributions of Paul Ecke Jr. to Poinsettia Industry
Congressional Record Recognizing Contributions of Paul Ecke Jr. to Poinsettia Industry
Paul Ecke Jr. (left) and Thony Maurer
Paul Ecke Jr. and Thony Maurer (Magdalena Ecke's brother) at Barn 1, Paul Ecke Ranch in Encinitas. Boxes in the background are filled with bare root poinsettias to be sent by rail car across the country. The large scale on the right was used to weigh…
Christmas blooming poinsettia crop sales at unidentified location
Christmas blooming poinsettia crop sales at unidentified location
Unidentified event
Unidentified event in greenhouse with presumably Paul Ecke Sr. attending
Working with bare root poinsettia plants
Paul Ecke Sr. (left), William Dealy (right, without a hat). Bill Dealy was married to Ruth (Crix) Ecke, Paul and Magdalena Ecke's daughter.
PLA booth at the Essen Trade Show, Germany
Paul Ecke III (left) at the PLA booth at the Essen Trade Show in Germany. PLA was an Ecke company based in Denmark that managed licensing for poinsettias and other crops around the world.
Cutting field-cut poinsettias
Prior to the 1960's, Poinsettia sales consisted primarily of cut flowers.
Paul Ecke III and Mrs. Amelita Ramos, first lady of the Philippines
The Eckes first met with Mrs. Ramos at a poinsettia seminar in the Philippines. This picture was taken on her subsequent visit to the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Workers with field-cut poinsettias
Workers with field-cut poinsettias
Hegg family
Presumably members of the Hegg family (daughters of Franz Hegg), Norway. The Hegg family were partners of the Ecke Ranch in Europe for plant licensing.
CA Congressman Bob Wilson presenting Ecke poinsettias to President Richard Nixon
CA Congressman Bob Wilson presenting Ecke poinsettias to President Richard Nixon.
Shipping bare root poinsettias by rail
Picture taken at the Encinitas Train Station, in downtown Encinitas. Second from left: Charlie McCarver. Behind him: Ernie Ruth.