Historical Portrait
Pickerings, Taylors, and others at a picnic at Verdugo Park
Archive record
1900 group photograph of Pickering and Taylor families with Charles Pate at a picnic in Verdugo Park, Glendale, California. Public domain historical image.
About this photograph
This photograph documents a picnic at Verdugo Park in Glendale, California, gathering members of the Pickering and Taylor families alongside photographer Charles Pate, who created the image. The record dates it to around 1900.
Verdugo Park served as the setting for this group outing. The photograph comes to this archive through California Revealed, a statewide programme that digitises holdings from California libraries, archives, museums and historical societies for public access.
The image captures an informal social gathering typical of the period, when families would arrange outdoor excursions to local parks. Beyond the family names and Pate's presence as photographer, the archive provides no further detail about the individuals shown or their connections to one another.
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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