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Doman Industries hauling truck no. 6 sits parked on the dock of a shipyard. The bed of the truck is loaded with boxes labelled "Doman Cowichan Envirofriend". Two transport workers can be seen in the driver's seat and passenger's seat of the truck. The prow of the cargo ship Saga Voyager can be seen beyond the edge of the dock. The vessel Saga Voyager is a General Cargo Ship built in 2001 and currently sailing under the flag of Hong Kong.
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Doman Industries hauling truck no. 6 sits parked in the driveway of a suburban home. The truck bed is laden with boxes labelled "Doman Cowichan Envirofriend". A young boy leans out of the driver-side window, smiling at the camera. Two older men pose for a photo next to the truck, one of them seated on the side bar and the other seated in a wheelchair parked in front of the truck bed. Trees and a grassy field can be seen in the background. Note: many products and services have been sold under the "Envirofriend" label, so I'm having trouble narrowing down what could be in these boxes. It could possibly be recycled wood, or landscaping material.
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A note written on a sheet of Western Equipment Ltd. graph paper wherein a man named Sam compliments Herb Doman on the quality of his fleet of trucks. Western Equipment Ltd. is a supplier of industrial equipment, safety supplies, tire chains, and other warehouse equipment based in British Columbia.
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Four Doman Industries-branded pickup trucks sit parked in a staggered line in a sandy lot. Behind them, rectangular shipping containers and other transport vehicles can be seen scattered about the lot. Utility poles, trees, and low buildings can be seen in the background, set against low mountains under an overcast sky.
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Doman Industries transport truck no. 140 sit parked by the side of a roadway soaked with snowmelt. The bed of the truck is loaded with the incomplete chassis of a construction vehicle with caterpillar treads. Passenger vehicles can be seen further down the road behind no. 140. Packed snow is piled by the sides of the roadway. Utility poles can be seen standing alongside the roadway. In the background, the shapes of bare trees can be seen through a low-hanging fog.
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Doman Industries transport trucks no. 65 and no. 140 sit parked end-to-end by the side of a roadway soaked with snowmelt. No. 65, a smaller pickup truck, is positioned closer to the camera while no.140, a semi-trailer, is further back. The bed of no. 140 is loaded with the incomplete chassis of a construction vehicle with caterpillar treads. A transport worker poses for a photo leaning against the bumper of no. 140. Passenger vehicles can be seen further down the road behind no. 140. Utility poles can be seen standing alongside the roadway. In the background, the shapes of bare trees can be seen through a low-hanging fog.
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Seven Doman Industries transport trucks sit parked in a line in a parking lot. Every truck is the same model save for transport truck no. 272, the nearest to the camera. A large, rectangular shipping container can be seen behind the line of trucks. There is a stand of sparse trees behind the parking lot. Further in the background, nondescript buildings can be seen set against low mountains under an overcast sky. Original caption with photograph reads, "1972 New tractor units."
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Doman Industries transport truck no. 138 sits parked by the side of a rural roadway near a body of water. The truck bed is loaded with a smaller antique hauling truck serving as a display piece from the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum. The bed of the antique hauling truck is loaded with a small bundle of logs. A signboard on no. 138's bumper advertises it as "stage two" of an exhibition. Transport truck no. 150 sits parked behind no. 138, its bed loaded with bales of thin, flat wooden boards. A signboard on the truck's bumper advertises it as "stage three" of an exhibition. Shipping containers and loading docks at the edge of the water can be seen behind a stand of trees at the side of the road. The BC Forest Discovery Centre was opened in 1965 as the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum. It was later known for a time as the BC Forest Museum.
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Doman Industries transport truck no. 788 sits parked in a lumber yard. The bed of the truck is cut off by the leftmost edge of the photo. Tall stacks of lumber sit behind the truck. A mountain slope can be seen in the background.
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Doman Industries hauling truck no. 470, a smaller pickup truck, sits parked outside of a single-storey building near a lumber yard. A houseplant sits on the sill of the building's window. Tall stacks of lumber can be seen behind the truck. Utility poles and a town can be seen in the background.