Working in the Field
Fields of flowers dotted the landscape near Los Angeles from 1906, until the Paul Ecke Ranch moved to Encinitas, California, in 1923.
The Paul Ecke Ranch collection at CSUSM holds archival material around the Ranch's fieldworkers. To get you started on your research, here are some examples of relevant series & box numbers:
- Business operations (e.g., Box 142)
- Correspondence (e.g., Box 19, Box 73; & Box 600)
Please consult our Finding Aid for the Ecke collection for more information about what can be found in the collection. If you have any questions, contact us at archives@csusm.edu.
Gallery
Unidentified Men Spreading Straw
Straw was spread on soil, probably as soil amendment.
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Workers with Field-Cut Poinsettias
Beginning in the 1960’s, the Ecke Ranch, Inc. began to deliver bare root stock potted plants. Bare root stock means that the poinsettias were delivered to stores without any soil and cooled. This allowed re-potting by the flower stores for a longer lifespan of poinsettias.
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Employee Harvesting Cut Poinsettia Flowers
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Cutting Poinsettias in the Field
Prior to the 1960’s, poinsettias sales consisted primarily of cut flowers.
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Poinsettia Field
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Early Days of Field-Grown Production (c. 1930s)
Beginning in 1920, Paul Ecke, Sr. developed the first poinsettia cultivar that could be grown successfully as an indoor potted plant.
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Access Restrictions Note
The Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room is accessible by appointment only, Monday-Friday, 8am - 4pm. Final requests for materials must be made one hour prior to closing. Please submit requests for archival materials at least 48 hours in advance of desired appointment. Materials requested over the weekend will be available on the following Wednesday at the earliest.
Please note that Special Collections and University Archives observes all campus holiday closures as noted in the Library Calendar. For more information, please send an email to archives@csusm.edu or call us at 760-750-4312. The Ecke collection includes records with restricted access, including medical records, documents listing Social Security numbers, personnel records, archival original media (including fragile original photographic formats, audio and/or video recordings, and disk media), and materials named in the gift agreement as restricted to use for a stipulated period of time.
The Special Collections and Archives department does not itself waive such restrictions, nor will it act as an advocate for any researcher seeking such waivers. Access to restricted materials requires the permission of the donor or donor’s agent, and the application process is the responsibility of the researcher.