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Paul Ecke de Guatemala Farm 1, near Antigua, Guatemala
Ricardo Campos, general manager, Paul Ecke de Guatemala (PEG) with employee, Andreas Kientzler, and Ludwig Kientzler of the Kientzler company in Germany (they licensed to the Ecke Ranch their New Guinea impatiens for the U.S.).
Paul Ecke Jr. and President Gerald Ford
Society of American Florists event.
Andreas Kientzler and wife
Andreas Kientzler, Kientzler Company and Innovaplant with wife, presumably in Costa Rica.
Paul Ecke Sr. with office staff
Third from left: Mable __. Far right: Blick Blinkenstaff, office manager.
Two unidentified people posing
Two unidentified people posing on a road in front of palm trees
Paul Ecke III, Jim __, and Dennis __ from Syngenta plant brokerage company
Paul Ecke III, Jim __, and Dennis __ from Syngenta plant brokerage company.
Unidentified industry event
From left to right: Jim Mellano of Mellano and Company, Maureen Ecke (Paul Jr.'s wife), and Paul Ecke Jr. First the right: Bob Otsuka, market manager for the San Francisco Flower Market, H. Michael Mellano of Mellano and Company, ?, Monica Mellano,…
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.
Employee event at the Paul Ecke Ranch in Encinitas
Carlos ___, range attendant at the Paul Ecke Ranch, and Paul Ecke III.
Encinitas Holiday Parade
Paul Ecke Sr. (Grand Marshall), Sara Ecke May and Magdalena Ecke.
Paul Ecke III, Paul Ecke Jr. and Mrs. Amelita Ramos, first lady of the Philippines
Paul Ecke III (center), Mrs. Amelita Ramos, first lady of the Philippines (wife of Fidel Ramos), and Paul Ecke Jr. (right), with the rest of the delegation from the Philippines.
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.