Historical Portrait
Everett S. Brown getting ready to dive into the Patterson family pool
Archive record
Public domain historical photograph of Everett S. Brown getting ready to dive into the Patterson family swimming pool, circa 1920. Family recreation snapshot.
About this photograph
Everett S. Brown prepares to dive into a swimming pool belonging to the Patterson family. The photograph was taken around 1920, when private residential pools remained uncommon domestic features.
The image comes from material digitised through California Revealed, a statewide programme that makes holdings from California libraries, archives, museums and historical societies available to the public. Items digitised through this initiative originate from many separate local institutions across the state.
The photographer is not identified. The original caption describes this as a family recreation snapshot, suggesting an informal domestic occasion rather than a professional studio portrait. Beyond Brown's name and the pool's ownership by the Patterson family, the record provides no further details about the individuals, their relationship, or the location.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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