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Transportation truck at Ecke Ranch
Lower right: Paul Ecke Sr.. The truck would head to the Encinitas Train Station to ship boxes of bare root poinsettias. Customers would plant them and they would grow into large plants. Cut poinsettias would then be harvested from them.
The Holiday Bowl Poinsettia Ball benefiting the Multiple Sclerosis Society
Plaque to Paul Ecke Jr. in thanks for the Holiday Bowl Poinsettia Ball from the San Diego Area Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
The Holiday Bowl Poinsettia Ball benefiting the Multiple Sclerosis Society
Plaque to Paul Ecke Jr. in thanks for the Holiday Bowl Poinsettia Ball from the San Diego Area Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Family Circle magazine article titled, "Merry Christmas Flower"
Article profiling the Paul Ecke Ranch published in the Family Circle magazine.
Collier's magazine article titled, "Color for Christmas"
Article profiling the Paul Ecke Ranch in Collier's Magazine
Southern Florist and Nurseryman article titled, "Ecke Poinsettia Ranches Red-Blanket California"
Magazine article profiling the Paul Ecke Ranch in the Southern Florist and Nurseryman magazine
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. and the Japanese Poinsettia Association (JPA) in Japan
Paul Ecke Jr. (front, center). The Japanese Poinsettia Association (JPA) was formed to get royalty income from Japan before a plant patent protection system was in place. Growers paid royalty to be able to grow Ecke poinsettia varieties, and got…
Early days of field-grown production
Paul Ecke Sr. (left).
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