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Working with bare root poinsettia 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.
Workers with field-cut poinsettias
Workers with field-cut poinsettias
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.
Unidentified event
Unidentified event in greenhouse with presumably Paul Ecke Sr. attending
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Two people standing behind a field of poinsettias
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.
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.
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.
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
Rooted poinsettia cuttings in trays
Rooted poinsettia cuttings in trays going from greenhouse to barn to be packed up for shipping.
Presentation of a Paul Ecke blooming poinsettia at the White House
Presentation of a Paul Ecke blooming poinsettia at the White House, Washington, D.C. to a politician.
Potting up rooted cuttings for the Christmas blooming crop
Potting up rooted cuttings for the Christmas blooming crop.
Poinsettia seminar in the Philippines
Paul Ecke III (far right), David Hartley, Ranch employee (adjacent).
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.