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Don Hubbard Sr. at his cattle ranch, Oregon
Don Hubbard Sr. owned Don Hubbard Contracting, a San Marcos-based business. Don supported the YMCA, along with Paul Ecke Jr.
Don Hubbard Sr.'s cattle ranch, Oregon
Don Hubbard Sr. owned Don Hubbard Contracting, a San Marcos-based business. Don supported the YMCA along with Paul Ecke Jr..
Dummen facility, Costa Rica
Dummen facility, Costa Rica
Machine to make soil blocks
Machine to make soil blocks
Paul Ecke Jr. in front of Ranch trailer
The Paul Ecke Ranch, Inc. Business Records and Family Papers
Unidentified
Homemade rat cover on top of tractor
Rolling bench system for poinsettia cuttings
Rolling bench system for poinsettia cuttings.
Paul Ecke III and his 4-H steer, Beebe
Paul Ecke III and his 4-H steer, Beebe
Paul Ecke III with his 4-H pig, J. Peter
Paul Ecke III outside of Barn 2 with one of the first Duroc pigs in San Diego County, "J. Peter", named after the family friend and dentist, J. Peter Fitzpatrick.
Unidentified group of people sitting outside
Ten people sitting outside
Aerial view of the San Onefre Ranch, CA
As of 2018, the San Onefre Ranch is a part of Camp Pendleton. The Ecke Ranch grew poinsettias outdoors in the fields (top right and center of the image).
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.
Cutting field-cut poinsettias
Prior to the 1960's, Poinsettia sales consisted primarily of cut flowers.
Unidentified people posing in greenhouse
Unidentified people posing in greenhouse
Employees in front of the vacuum cooler at Farm 2, Paul Ecke de Guatemala
Ricardo Campos (right), general manager, Paul Ecke de Guatemala, in front of the vacuum cooler used to cool cuttings after harvest.