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Business trip to Nara, Japan
From left to right: Paul Ecke Jr., Manabu Kurishima, Kimie Kurishima (wife of Manabu), Lizbeth Ecke, and Professor Tsurishima. Taken on a business trip to visit Japanese poinsettia growers and establish a plant patent act in Japan.
Eddy Jednak
Eddy Jednak (personal friend). Paul Ecke Jr. and Elisabeth Ecke (wife) displayed photographs of friends in the dining room at the Ranch house, Encinitas, CA.
Eckespoint C-1 poinsettia leaf magnified by 110
Eckespoint C-1 leaf under the microscope. This was one of the first successful poinsettia varieties from the Ecke Ranch Breeding program.
Paul Ecke Jr. and Elisabeth Ecke at a dinner party
From left to right: Unidentified, Unidentified, Mrs. Graham, Paul Ecke Jr., Elisabeth "Jinx" Ecke, and Mr. Graham.
Alex Laurie
Alex Laurie, floriculture professor, Ohio State University. The Society of American Florists established an award in his name in 1948.
Paul Ecke Jr. at golf
From left to right: Paul Ecke Jr.; Newt Vestal from Little Rock, Arkansas; Dude Engle from Columbus, Ohio; and unidentified.
"Share the fun" skit cast
All Southern California Winner - 4-H "Share the fun" skit: "4-H Style". Elisabeth (Jinx) Ecke was a 4-H leader and took several years of children to the victory in the "Share the fun" competitions.
Connie Van Hertzon
Connie Van Hertzon was Paul Ecke Sr.'s boyhood friend, and eventually his attorney.
Louise Fohl
Family friend.
Retirement party for Franz Fruehwirth, Ranch house patio at the Paul Ecke Ranch, Encinitas
Retirement party for Franz Fruehwirth, chief poinsettia breeder, Paul Ecke Ranch. Seated next to him is his wife Lilo. Behind - Paul Ecke III. At the podium - Steve Rinehart, COO of the Ranch.
Unidentified workers at a sticking station in Europe
Presumably at Fides (Dutch company).
Machine to make soil blocks
Machine to make soil blocks
At Fides, Dutch company
At Fides, Dutch company.
Dummen facility, Costa Rica
Dummen facility, Costa Rica
Paul Ecke III and Mrs. Amelita Ramos, first lady of the Philippines
Paul Ecke III and Mrs. Amelita Ramos, first lady of the Philippines (duplicate)