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Seated: Paul Ecke, Sr. and Magdalena Ecke; Standing: Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke, Paul Ecke III and Paul Ecke, Jr. Kneeling: Sara Ecke and Lizbeth Ecke
Family photograph. Seated: Paul Ecke, Sr. and Magdalena Ecke; Standing: Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke, Paul Ecke III and Paul Ecke, Jr. Kneeling: Sara Ecke and Lizbeth Ecke
Paul Ecke, Jr., Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke, Paul Ecke III, Lizbeth Ecke, Paul Ecke, Sr., and Magdalena Ecke
Paul Ecke, Jr., Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke, Paul Ecke III, Lizbeth Ecke, Paul Ecke, Sr., and Magdalena Ecke in a Ranch greenhouse with poinsettias
Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke and Paul Ecke, Jr.
Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke and Paul Ecke, Jr. in a Ranch greenhouse with poinsettias
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.
Paul Ecke, Jr., Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke, Paul Ecke III, Lizbeth Ecke family photograph
From top to bottom: Paul Ecke III, Paul Ecke, Jr., Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke, Lizbeth Ecke
Lizbeth Ecke, Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke and Sara Ecke May
Lizbeth Ecke, Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke and Sara Ecke May
Steve Barkwell at the Paul Ecke Ranch, Encinitas, CA
Steve Barkwell, Blooming Crop Grower for the Paul Ecke Ranch from 1984-1997 in Range 4 or 5 at the Paul Ecke Ranch.
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.
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.
Unidentified
Unidentified
Dr. Pat Morishita and Paul Ecke Jr.
Dr. Pat Morishita, an entomologist at the University of California Riverside, consulted at the Ecke Ranch.
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.
Rooted poinsettia cuttings in trays
Rooted poinsettia cuttings in trays going from greenhouse to barn to be packed up for shipping.
Paul Ecke Sr. with unidentified woman
Paul Ecke Sr. with unidentified woman
Poinsettia seminar in the Philippines
Paul Ecke III (far right), David Hartley, Ranch employee (adjacent).