Cannot downgrade to Mavericks.

Hello all,
As with many, I upgraded to OS X Yosemite on launch day. At first I enjoyed it, however now I wish to return my system to its factor settings with OS X Mavericks. The problem is, going into the Restore Utility accessed by holding down a few keyboard commands upon startup, my machine will now only let me reinstall OS X Yosemite.
This iMac was purchased with OS X Mavericks running on it, and lacks a disc drive. The iMac was purchased late spring 2014 brand new.
Is there anyway I can downgrade? Thanks in advance.
- Gerald B.

To reinstall Mavericks, you need to boot into Internet Recovery (cmd-opt-r), repartition the disk, then reinstall.
If you don't have a backup prior to installing Yosemite, there won't be a way to restore your files except manually from a backup. Some things, like the iPhoto Library and Mail, will have been "upgraded" to the Yosemite versions. You will have to manually import those things from the old Libraries, I think.
These were written for Mavericks, but they would still apply:
Apple: Restoring a previous OS X version
How to revert OS X back from Mavericks

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To downgrade to Mavericks requires you have a Mavericks installer because it cannot be downloaded from the App Store. Here's what you can try provided you have a model that supports Internet Recovery: Computers that can be upgraded to use OS X Internet Recovery. If yours is supported:
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Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
This should restore the version of OS X originally pre-installed on the computer.
If it does not support Internet Recovery:
Clean Install of Snow Leopard
Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
the drive and everything on it.
     1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
         with your computer. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
         After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Release the key when you see
         a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
     2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
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         After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
         size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Set the number of
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         and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
         (Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
     3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed
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     4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
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Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
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