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2023_14_02_055.pdf (101.76 KB)
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A cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce signed by Herb Doman to deduct from his trucking account. It is stamped and marked "paid". This cheque, no. 481, is for thirty dollars and seventy cents to be paid to the Receiver General of Canada on February 10th, 1953. Douglas Abbott was the Receiver General of Canada between 1946 and 1954.
2023_14_02_054.pdf (101.43 KB)
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A cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce signed by Herb Doman to deduct from his trucking account. It is stamped and marked "paid". This cheque, no. 495, is for ten dollars to be paid to Bank of [illegible] of North Cowichan on February 14th, 1953.
2023_14_02_053.pdf (64.44 KB)
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A cutout square from a cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The date is visible as Feb. 16, 1953, and the payee is "Buchar Manhas".
2023_14_02_052.pdf (101.01 KB)
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A cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce signed by Herb Doman to deduct from his trucking account. It is stamped and marked "paid". This cheque, no. 484, is for two dollars and thirty cents to be paid to the City of Duncan on February 14th, 1953.
2023_14_02_051.pdf (97.88 KB)
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A cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce signed by Herb Doman to deduct from his trucking account. It is stamped and marked "paid". This cheque, no. 475, is for fourteen dollars to be paid to A. B. Clark on February 7th, 1953.
2023_14_02_050.pdf (107.51 KB)
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A cheque from the Duncan Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce signed by Herb Doman to deduct from his trucking account. It is stamped and marked "paid". This cheque, no. 466, is for one-hundred and twenty-one dollars and seventy-seven cents to be paid to Gurdial S. Doman on January 31st, 1953.
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At the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver, B.C., Herb Doman puts his hand on a woman's shoulder. The woman is carrying a purse. Both of them are very well-dressed. A poster on the wall in the background advertises local entertainment and amenities.
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Five businessmen pose for a photo behind a desk in an office, with a sixth cut off by the left edge of the photo frame. The businessman in the centre of the photo, looking quite pleased, holds a slip of paper in his left hand and shakes hands with the man to the left of him with his right. Herb Doman stands in the upper left corner of the photo. The desk is laden with stacks of paper documents along with an ashtray with a cigar in it. A smaller desk laden with more paper documents stands against the wall behind the men. A landscape photograph of a rolling desert plain hangs on the wall in the background.
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Four men pose for a photo in a grassy lot. They are all wearing suits and all but the rightmost man have Bill Bennett's "Build with Bill" campaign buttons pinned on their lapels. The man second from the right smokes a cigar. The leftmost man is Herb Doman. The man second from the left is identified as Don. The rightmost man is Gordy Doman. Two other young men are partially visible standing behind these four. Parked cars, trees, and a fence are visible in the background.
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At a company function, an unidentified man stands behind a long table. A microphone is mounted on the table in front of him. A trophy and a small floral arrangement sit on the table near to the microphone. Across the table, a second man exchanges a small slip of paper with the speaker. The guests seated at the table and around the room can be seen applauding. A wall with curtains and wall-mounted lamps is visible behind the table.