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Electric cart pulling trays of summer Poinsettia cuttings to be shipped during propagation season
Electric cart pulling trays of summer Poinsettia cuttings to be shipped during propagation season
Paul Ecke Sr. with unidentified man
Paul Ecke Sr. (right) with unidentified man
Ecke Ranch Christmas party
Paul Ecke Sr. with unidentified woman
Unidentified event with Dr. Marc Cathey, Marci Cathey, and Paul Ecke Jr.
Dr. Marc Cathey (left), director, U.S. National Arboretum, Marci Cathey (daughter), and Paul Ecke Jr. (right). Poinsettia tree in the background.
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.
CA Congressman Bob Wilson presenting Ecke poinsettias to President Richard Nixon
CA Congressman Bob Wilson presenting Ecke poinsettias to President Richard Nixon.
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.
Workers with field-cut poinsettias
Workers with field-cut poinsettias
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.
Cutting poinsettias in the field
Prior to the 1960's, Poinsettia sales consisted primarily of cut flowers.
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.
Grading Field Grown Stock 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.
Unidentified event
Unidentified event in greenhouse with presumably Paul Ecke Sr. attending
Christmas Blooming Poinsettia Crop Sales with Unidentified Employees
Holiday orders were picked up at the blooming crop booth by florists, etc. at unidentified locations. Many staff who worked at the booth were seasonal. The Ranch's blooming poinsettia crop was also picked up at the "Ranch Pick Up."