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Painting of a poinsettia
There's a handwritten note on the back of the painting: "To Charles + Paul Ecke, Thanks for the tour of the greenhouses and the party. Your poinsettias are beautiful! Sue Walwick"
Merry Christmas
Family Circle article about poinsettias and the Ecke family
Mercury Car Surrounded by Poinsettias
On the car it says "Happy Birthday Pete"
Max Ecke and Paul Ecke Jr.
Max Ecke (Paul Ecke III's son) and Paul Ecke Jr. in the poinsettia field along Saxony Road at the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Lizbeth Ecke, Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke and Sara Ecke May
Lizbeth Ecke, Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke and Sara Ecke May
Letter from Kozuio Sugimoto to Paul Ecke Jr.
Letter from Kozuio Sugimoto to Paul Ecke Jr. thanking him for the poinsettias, and keeping him updated of happenings in Montana.
Dear Mr. Ecke,
First of all, I would like to thank you for the very lovely poinsettias. It was very nice of you to…
Dear Mr. Ecke,
First of all, I would like to thank you for the very lovely poinsettias. It was very nice of you to…
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.
Holidays Happen: The Encinitas Way
Two articles about the Paul Ecke Ranch and their influence on the holidays
Holiday's Ubiquitous Houseplant
Wall Street Journal article
Holiday Telecast with Orchestra
Transcription on back: "To Paul Ecke Poinsettias with sincere appreciation for your gifts of beautiful plants which added so much to our traditional holiday telecasts. Christmas 1981." Unknown signatures
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.
Franz Freuwirth, poinsettia breeder, Paul Ecke Ranch
Franz Freuwirth standing in the greenhouse where he did much of the poinsettia breeding at the Paul Ecke Ranch.
Family Circle magazine article titled, "Merry Christmas Flower"
Article profiling the Paul Ecke Ranch published in the Family Circle magazine.