Doman Family Album 2

At a company function at the Village Green Inn in Duncan, B.C., Herb Doman sits at a dining table with five other businessmen. Herb is seated on the left. The table is covered with a yellow tablecloth and laden with a pitcher, a coffee mug, and several drinking glasses. A light fixture with five large electric candles can be seen mounted on the wall behind the dining table. A door frame can be… more

At the presenting of an unidentified accolade, Herb Doman poses for a photo with Tom Waterland and another unidentified man. Herb stands on the right. Tom Waterland holds a framed copy of an unidentified certificate. The men stand in the corner of a room near a door frame and a window. The window is fitted with one layer of thick red curtains and a second layer of sheer white curtains. A… more

Four businessmen pose for a photo in in the corner of an unidentified office. The leftmost man is Herb Doman. The man second from the right is Harry Merlo. The edges of four framed pictures can be seen mounted on a wood-panelled wall behind in the background. Harry Merlo was an American businessman and philanthropist who was chief executive of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation. He also donated funds… more

An unidentified businessman poses for a photo in front of a stack of Doman Industries-branded lumber from the Saltair sawmill in Ladysmith, B.C. The lumber is also marked with the Eacom Timber Corporation name. The businessman gestures at the lumber with his left hand. The lumberyard in the background is almost totally obscured by the bales of lumber. Eacom Timber Corporation is a wood products… more

A Seaspan shipping barge sits floating in a body of water by a dockside. It is loaded with bales of Doman Industries-branded lumber. Forested mountains under an overcast sky can be seen in the background. Seaspan ULC is a shipping company that provides marine-related services in the Pacific Northwest. It was created in 1970 by the merger of coastal towing firms Vancouver Tug Boat Company and… more

A John Lenanton & Son Ltd. warehouse stands by the edge of a dock. Rubber tires are mounted on the dockside to the right of the warehouse. Tall piles of Doman Industries-branded lumber sit in a stockyard to the left of the warehouse. Industrial cranes and parking lot lights under an overcast sky can be seen in the background.

A long bale of banded lumber, spray-painted with the Doman Industries logo, sits on a palette in a lumberyard. Bales of lumber of various cuts sit stacked further back in the lumberyard. Two freestanding fuel pumps stand at the right side of the lumber yard, while a utility pole with a streetlamp stands at the left. A stand of trees abutting a roadside under an overcast sky can be seen in the… more

An unidentified businessman poses for a photo standing in front of a helicopter parked in the driveway of an unidentified property. The driveway abuts a dry, yellowed lawn bordered by a white picket fence. A dense copse of trees under a clear sky can be seen in the background.

A blurry photo of a helicopter hovering above a parking lot. A truck sits parked at the left side of the parking lot. Indistinct people can be seen at the parking lot's periphery. Forests and mountains under an overcast sky can be seen in the background. more

Two women and one man pose for a photo at an unidentified company function at the Village Green Inn in Duncan, B.C. The woman on the left is an unidentified member of the Doman family. The man in the centre is Herb Doman. The woman on the right is Helen Doman. All three wear name tags. The woman on the left has a red rose embroidered on the right breast of her jacket. Helen carries a purse and a… more

At an unidentified company function at the Village Green Inn in Duncan, B.C., Herb Doman poses for a photo with a young woman who is an unidentified member of the Doman family. Both wear name tags. The woman has a red rose embroidered on the right breast of her jacket. The wall in the background is fitted with a light fixture with five large lamps. The Village Green Inn is a hotel in Duncan, B.C… more

Herb Doman poses for a photo with two unidentified businessmen at the train platform of an unidentified subway station. Herb stands on the right. Herb and the man on the left are carrying briefcases.

Herb Doman, mid conversation, sits at a dining table in a fancy restaurant with a woman sitting on his left. On the table are drinking glasses, a floral arrangement, and a small leather bag. Another dining table can be seen behind Herb Doman, this one with no guests. Wood-paneled walls with glass windows can be seen behind Herb Doman. Light fixtures, including a chandelier, can be seen reflected… more

Four striking workmen stand in a Doman Industries lumberyard wearing protest signs. Bales of lumber sit stacked on the ground behind them. Longer sections of lumber sit loosely piled behind a railing at the edge of the lumberyard.

The Seaspan Forester, a deck cargo pontoon, floats moored at a snow-covered dock by an icy sea. The deck of the Forester is loaded with rough cuts of timber. Most of the timbers are longer than the width of the deck itself and spill out over either side. Snow-covered slopes receding into the ocean under a clear sky can be seen in the background. The Seaspan Forester is a Deck Cargo Pontoon that… more

A handwritten note from the desk of John L. Blackwell, executive director at the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon, thanking Herb Doman for attending their annual meeting. The World Forestry Center is a nonprofit educational institution in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.

Wayne G. Stuart's business card, identifying his position in personnel and accounts at the Doman Forest Products Nanaimo sawmill in Duke Point. more

At an unidentified company function at the Village Green Inn in Duncan, B.C., three women pose for a photo standing behind the chairs at a dining table. The woman in the centre is Helen Doman. Helen holds a copy of the Doman Industries 1978 Annual Report. The woman on the right is an unidentified member of the Doman family. The women on the left and right wear name tags with the Doman Industries… more

Three women and two men pose for a photo at an unidentified gallery. The man second from the right is Herb Doman. The woman in the centre is an unidentified member of the Doman family. The woman second from the left holds a purse. The three rightmost people hold coffee cups. Paintings pinned up on the wall can be seen in the background.

In an unidentified diner, Herb Doman sits at a table with four unidentified businessmen. Herb is holding a cigar in his right hand and addressing the other businessmen with his left. The table is crowded with placemats, utensils, coffee mugs, drinking glasses, salt and pepper shakers, sugar and sweeteners, a pager holster, an ashtray, a Heinz ketchup bottle, and a bottle of Perrier sparkling… more

In an unidentified sawmill in China, a worker shows a pile of wooden floor tiles to Herb Doman, while another worker looks on from across the room. Pipes, boilers, switchboards and valves can be seen in the background. Faint sunlight shines in through windows on the rear wall.

Herb Doman and three unidentified men stand in front of a helicopter parked in a gravel field. Herb, roughly in the centre, turns and waves at the camera. An oil drum sits on the ground next to the helicopter, and a yellow pickup truck sits parked further to the right of the helicopter. A thick forest can be seen in the background.

Herb Doman stands with three or four other men, all dressed casually. Herb looks towards the man to his left, who wears a name tag reading "ask me." An overcast sky is visible in the background. more

A large group of forty people pose for a photo in Herb Doman's living room, loosely arranged in three rows. The first row is mostly made up of women who are sitting on the floor or on furniture at the periphery of the room. Herb Doman sits on an upholstered yellow chair left of centre behind the front row. An elderly woman sits in an identical chair opposite Herb. The second and third rows… more

At a party in Herb Doman's living room, Herb Doman looks on while an unidentified party guesty cuts a cake. The cake rests on a table also laden with other items including coffee cups, bowls, paper napkins, a carafe of coffee, and a small white statue of a horse. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling above the cake table. More party guests can be seen milling about behind the man cutting the… more

Herb Doman stands in a private room at an unidentified hotel, mid-conversation with an unidentified businessman. A small chair sits to the left of Herb. A dining table sits to the right of the other businessman, surrounded by chairs and laden with cups, plates, and utensils. The wall to the left of the table is fitted with windows with one layer of thick yellow curtains and a second layer of… more

Herb Doman's business card, identifying him as President and Chairman of the Board for Doman Industries Ltd. more

In a hall at the Coast Bastion Inn in Nanaimo B.C., a large crowd looks on while Herb Doman stands behind a podium with a microphone on a raised platform. One man stands on the raised platform to Herb's right, while seven other men stand on the floor with their attention turned to Herb. Herb is holding a large trophy. Other attendees can be seen sitting at folding tables in the background.… more

Five or six people have coffee in an office, seated on either side of a small wooden coffee table. The man in the centre on the left side of the table is Herb Doman. The woman sitting to the left of Herb is an unidentified member of the Doman family. The two men on the right of the table and the leftmost woman on the left side of the table are cut off by the edges of the photograph.The coffee… more

Standing on a dock extending from the rocky shore of a body of water, Herb Doman poses for a photo with four other businessmen. Herb stands second from the right. Three of the men, Herb included, carry briefcases. An unidentified industrial plant can be seen further down the shore, extending out onto the water from an urban area. Tall smokestacks vent smoke into the air above the plant, forming a… more

At an industrial plant, Herb Doman poses for a photo with a workman. Both men wear hardhats. The workman also wears a name tag and has a pair of goggles pulled over his hard hat. Behind them, a wide roadway leads to the large buildings making up the industrial plant. Workmen in hardhats can be seen milling about in front of the plant. Semi-trailers with large, cylindrical tanks can be seen parked… more

Two men and three women pose for a photo in an unidentified office. The man second from the right is Herb Doman. The woman on the right is an unidentified member of the Doman family. Herb has his left arm around the shoulder of the rightmost woman. A mirror, a window, and a shelf with bottles can be seen on the walls behind them. An urban area abutting a body of water set against distant… more

In an unidentified gallery, a large crowd of roughly nineteen people turn their attention to something off-camera. In the foreground, four of the guests are seated around a small table bearing a floral arrangement. The guest seated on the left may be Helen Doman. The guest seated on the right may be Herb Doman. The remaining attendees stand. Paintings and large mirrors are mounted on the walls… more

Three men and one woman pose for a photo at an unidentified party. The rightmost man is Herb Doman. The woman second from the right is Grace McCarthy. The man second from the left is Ray McCarthy. The four of them are smiling at the camera and holding drinking glasses. More party guests can be seen milling about in the background. Grace McCarthy, born Grace Mary Winterbottom, was the former… more

Nine people pose for a photo in front of a small passenger plane parked on an airport runway. One man and three women stand on the airstair leading into the plane's cabin, while five other men stand on the tarmac to the airstair's left and right. The man standing third from the right on the tarmac is Herb Doman. The man standing second from the left on the tarmac is Harry Merlo. The man… more

Herb Doman, wearing a suit and tie, poses for a photo sitting at a table in a restaurant. Other patrons can be seen sitting at tables behind Herb. Plant baskets and light fixtures hang from the ceiling in the background.

In a hall at the Coast Bastion Inn in Nanaimo B.C., Herb Doman stands behind a podium with a microphone on a raised platform. A trophy rests on a table behind the podium. Another trophy is visible in the foreground. Attendees can be seen sitting at a table to the right of the podium. An exit door and a light fixture can be seen in the background.

Herb Doman and two unidentified businessmen walk down a snowy walkway abutting an unidentified building. All three of them are wearing long overcoats and Doman Industries-branded hard hats. The leftmost man holds an additional hard hat in his left hand. A workman can be seen standing in the background.

Aerial photo of an unidentified Saga cargo ship moored at a dock in a large body of water, its deck completely loaded with Doman Industries-branded lumber. Behind the cargo ship, a square artificial island in the body of water contains an unidentified Doman Industries lumber yard, connected to the mainland by thin, raised roadways. The water abutting this lumber yard serves as a log pond. A… more

In an unidentified sitting room, Herb Doman poses for a photo with an unidentified businessman, who holds a newspaper in his left hand. The two men stand in the corner of two leather sofas set against the two walls of the room. A small coffee table sits in front of the sofas and is laden with a drinking glass and a plate of desserts. An end table sits at the corner of the two sofas and is laden… more

Herb Doman poses for a photo standing at the helm of Harry Merlo's boat. To his right is an elaborate dashboard with many dials and readouts, a telephone, and a large wooden ship's wheel. To his left is a leather upholstered swivel chair. A wide body of water and a distant shore under an overcast sky can be seen through the cabin's front window. Harry Merlo was an American… more

The cargo ship Saga Wave sits moored at a dock, its deck loaded with tall stacks of Doman Industries-branded lumber. Streetlamps line the dock opposite the ship. Further down the dock, a tractor hauls a truck bed loaded with more lifts of lumber. Workmen can be seen standing near the tractor. The slopes of a forested mountain under a clear sky can be seen in the background. The vessel Saga Wave… more

Herb Doman poses for a photo sitting in leather swivel chair at the helm of Harry Merlo's boat. To his right is an elaborate dashboard with many dials and readouts, a telephone, and a large wooden ship's wheel. A wide body of water and a distant shore under an overcast sky can be seen through the cabin's right window. Harry Merlo was an American businessman and philanthropist who… more

At an unidentified event held in a rain soaked outdoor lot, Herb Doman stands at a podium and speaks into a microphone. A red and white tarp hangs behind him. A semi-trailer and a snowbank abutting a chain-link fence can be seen in the background.

A handwritten note from the desk of Twila Bennett, employee at Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, letting Herb Doman know that her boss, Harry Merlo, always thought of him as the "captain of the ship". Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is an American building materials manufacturer founded in 1973 and based in Nashville, Tennessee. Harry Merlo was an American businessman and philanthropist who… more

Standing at a podium under a shelter in front of an unidentified government building, Herb Doman delivers a speech at a Commonwealth Nature Legacy event. Eight local political figures stand behind him, one obscured by the podium. The leftmost political figure is Moe Sihota. Short trees, hedges, a lamp post, and a flagpole with the Canadian flag stand on the lawn behind the shelter. An onlooker… more

In front of a red curtain, the 1962-1963 winner of Doman Industries' driver of the year award poses for a photo, holding the trophy. Herb Doman stands to the left of him. Gordy Doman stands to the right of him. more

In the cabin of Harry Merlo's boat, Herb Doman and Harry Merlo pose for a photo with three other businessmen. Herb Doman stands in the middle while Harry Merlo stands second from the right. Both men have their arms around the shoulders of the men standing next to them. A small television set can be seen on a counter in the background. The slanted, wooden walls of the boat cabin can be seen… more

Standing at a podium under a shelter in front of an unidentified government building, Herb Doman delivers a speech at a Commonwealth Nature Legacy event. Eight local political figures stand behind him. Two are obscured by the podium, another is cut off by the rightmost edge of the photograph. The leftmost political figure is Moe Sihota. Short trees, hedges, and the brick facade of a building can… more

Herb Doman and three unidentified businessmen stand in front of a Price & Pierce Forest Products building. Price & Pierce Forest Products is a British-owned forest products company founded in Canada in 1812.

In an unidentified office, Herb Doman poses for a photo with two unidentified businessmen. Herb stands at the right. The man in the center holds up a paper document with both hands. A filing cabinet stands in the left corner of the room. A coat rack stands in the right corner of the room. The windows of the room are covered by venetian blinds.

Nine businessmen pose for a photo in front of a helicopter parked in a Doman Industries lumber yard. Herb Doman stands third from the left. Stacks of lumber under a cloudy sky can be seen in the background.

Standing in the doorway of an unidentified building, Herb Doman shakes hands with another businessman. A small crowd of businessmen can be seen milling about around them. The interior of the building, a room with red carpeting and a hanging chandelier, can be seen through the doorway behind them.

Herb Doman shakes hands with a unidentified businessman. The two men are standing in front of a wood-panelled wall. A red upholstered chair sits in front of them.

Herb Doman and four other businessmen stand at a dock where a Cessna 185 "Skywagon" seaplane is moored. Herb, holding a briefcase, stands to the right of the seaplane with one other man. A third man stands on the seaplane's left pontoon, his left arm halfway into the open door of the seaplane's cabin. Two other men stand in the foreground on a pier connected to the dock. The… more

In the cabin of Harry Merlo's boat, Herb Doman and Harry Merlo pose for a photo with two men and one woman. Herb Doman stands in the middle while Harry Merlo stands second from the right. Both men have their arms around the shoulders of the people standing next to them. The foot rail of the boat's minibar and two bar chairs can be seen in the background. A small television set can be… more

In an unidentified government building, two men and three women pose for a photo. The man second from the right is Herb Doman. The woman second from the left is Helen Doman. Herb, Helen, and the woman on the right are wearing name tags on lanyards. On the wall behind them, three flagpoles are mounted in front of a large mirror.

Four men and two women pose for a photo standing in a parking lot by a roadway abutting a short rockface. The man third from the left is Herb Doman. The woman second from the left is Helen Doman. Helen and the leftmost woman both carry purses. The men on the right and third from the right both wear hardhats. Sparse trees under a clear sky can be seen in the background.

Two South Asian Canadian women pose for a photo at a dock where a Doman Industries-branded Cessna 185 "Skywagon" seaplane is moored. Both are likely unidentified members of the Doman family. A man stands on the steps of the seaplane with his head in the cabin. A lake stretches out behind the dock. Beyond the distant lakeshore, forests and mountains under an overcast sky can be seen. more

In an unidentified office, Herb Doman poses for a photo with former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell. Both men wear name tags. Campbell has his left hand on Herb's shoulder. A Canadian flag hangs in front of the wall in the background. Gordon Campbell is a retired Canadian diplomat and politician belonging to the B.C. Liberal Party. He was the 35th mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993, the… more