[Group photo of Herb Doman, Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, and three unidentified men after leaving a party held at Government House in Victoria, B.C.]

1968-05-01

After leaving a party held at Government House in Victoria, B.C., five men in formal dress pose for a photo on the front steps of an unidentified building in Duncan, B.C. The rightmost man is Herb Doman. The man second from the left, holding a pair of glasses in his right hand, is General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri. A room with a light hanging from the ceiling can be seen through a door behind the men. Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri was a General Officer in the Indian Army and served as the Indian High Commissioner to Canada from July 19th, 1966 until August of 1969. Government House is the official residence of the Liuetenant Governor of British Columbia and of the Canadian Monarch when staying in Victoria.

Signature on photo frame reads: "With best wishes from Andy Bigg" Caption on back of photo reads: "After attending Government House Party Taken in Duncan in May, 1968 with Trade Commissioner Dyal [Mayo?] Jack [Dobbes?] Herb & General High Commissioner from India General Chaduri[sic]" "Andy Bigg was a photojournalist born in Brighton, England in 1915. In 1948, the Bigg family emigrated to the interior of British Columbia. In 1966, Bigg moved to Duncan to publish his own newspaper, The Cowichan Pictorial, 1966-69. He then purchased the Cowichan Leader and ran it until his retirement in 1979." -University of Victoria Archives "Government House is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor and the ceremonial home of all British Columbians. The grounds embrace 36 acres, including formal gardens and a rare Garry oak ecosystem." -Tourism Victoria

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