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Photo of the storefront and adjoining parking lot in front of the Doman's Self-Serve Centre during the grand anniversary sale. The storefront is decorated with pennant strings. Five cars are parked out front. Trees and distant mountains under an overcast sky can be seen in the background.
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At an unidentified company function, Herb Doman and two other men sit at a folding table laden with drinking glasses and pitchers of water. Herb sits on the far left. The man sitting on the right takes notes. To their left, a fourth man operates a video camera mounted on a tripod. Other tables with folding chairs can be seen in the foreground in front of their table. Another man stands against the wall in the background. Another folding table can be seen in the background.
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At a Doman Industries company function in November of 1965, an unidentified Doman Industries higher-up shakes hands with the recipient of the "Driver of the Year Award" trophy. The higher-up stands behind a table fitted with a podium and a microphone. Three other attendees are standing beside him, one of whom is obscured by the microphone. The award recipient stands on the opposite side of the table.
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Fifteen attendees pose for a photo at a Doman Industries company function in November of 1965. One row is seated and another row stands behind the first. The attendee fourth from the right in the first row holds the trophy for the Driver of the Year Award issued by Doman's Transport Limited. Wallpaper and a window with a drawn curtain can be seen behind the attendees.
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At a Doman Industries company function in November of 1965, Herb Doman hands a "Driver of the Year Award" trophy to one of his employees. Herb stands behind a table fitted with a podium and a microphone and laden with various cups, plates, salt and pepper shakers and hors d'oeuvres. Three other attendees are standing beside Herb, but they are obscured by the Trophy or cut off by the edge of the photograph. The award recipient stands on the opposite side of the table.
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Photo taken inside of the Doman's Self-Serve Centre, showing a corner with wide windows. An aisle runs down the centre of the photo, with a customer service desk on its right and a display featuring paint rollers on its left. More shelves can be seen in the background. Flags advertising a store-wide sale stand amidst the shelves. Balloons hang from the ceiling above the customer service desk.
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Wide shot of the Doman's Self-Serve Centre taken from the far side of a dusty road. The visible portion of the property consists of a large warehouse flanked by a smaller storefront and a building labelled "Prest-O-Logs" along with an adjoining parking lot. The smaller buildings are decorated with pennant strings. Many cars are parked by the storefront, and a utility pole stands in the parking lot. A fenced off delivery area can be seen at the right side of the property and an advertising billboard at the left. Trees can be seen in the background. Pres-to-logs are fake logs made out of pressed sawdust and other timber industry byproducts.
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Photo taken inside of the Doman's Self-Serve Centre. Sheets of laminate wooden flooring sit arranged in multiple stacks in a back corner of the store.
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Photo taken inside of the Doman's Self-Serve Centre. The shelves in the area pictured are stocked with sheets of laminate wooden flooring, arborite and roofing paper. The walls are decorated with ads and flyers. Arborite is a brand of high-pressure decorative plastic laminate.
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A transport worker sits in the cab of Doman Industries transport truck no. 150. The truck is fitted with two semi-trailers, both loaded with large bundles of thin, wooden boards. There is a signboard attached to the truck's bumper advertising an exhibit at the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum. The truck is parked by the side of a road in a rural area, with forests and hills visible in the background. 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.