South Asian Canadian businesspeople

Thirteen dinner guests sit behind a long table at a Doman Industries company function in November of 1965. They are well-dressed, the men in suits and the women in dresses, some with corsages. Herb Doman sits sixth from the left. Gordy Doman sits seventh from the left, next to his brother. The table is laden with cups, plates, utensils, salt and pepper shakers, bowls of sugar cubes, and bowls of dinner rolls. A podium with a microphone is placed on the table in front of the Doman brothers and near to a small vase of flowers. The wall behind the dinner guests is fitted with regularly spaced rectangular mirrors over the damask wallpaper above its wainscotting. More tables and dinner guests can be seen reflected in the mirrors. The corner of a second long table can be seen in front of the table with the podium.

Forty-five guests pose for a group photo at a Doman Industries staff Christmas party. The guests are posed in two rows in front of the exit door of a restaurant. The first row consists of women wearing formal dresses with pinned-on corsages seated on chairs arranged in a rough semi-circle. There is a sign board propped up on the floor in front of the first row. The second row, standing behind the first, consists mostly of men in suits but also includes a few women. Herb Doman, smiling, stands just right of center in the second row. The party is being held in a restaurant with tile flooring and brick walls. The checkerboard tablecloths on the tables to the right and left of the guests suggest it is an Italian restaurant. Chandelier-style electric lights hang from the ceiling, which has been decorated with hanging strings of tinsel and floral arrangements. The brick wall in the background is decorated with painted cartoons of men and women dressed in 1890s sportswear.

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.

At an unidentified dinner, Herb Doman poses for a photo with former Premier Bill Bennett and a third man identified by his nametag as "Don". A busy crowd can be seen milling about in the background. William Richards Bennett was the 27th premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986.

At an unidentified dinner, five men sit at a dining table in a restaurant, all wearing business suits. Herb Doman sits third from the right. Former Premier Bill Bennett sits third from the left. A man identified as "Don," sits second from the left. The table is laden with cups, plates, utensils, and a wine bottle. Other guests can be seen dining in the background. William Richards Bennett was the 27th premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986.

A young Herb Doman poses for a photo with two other men. The three are standing at a dock with mooring posts and boats visible behind it. Herb and the man in the centre are dressed casually, and are both wearing flannel jackets. The man in the centre also wears a hardhat and work boots. The man on the right wears a business suit. Distant mountains can be seen in the background.

Herb Doman poses for a photo at an unidentified dinner. An unidentified man sits to his left. More dinner guests can be seen seated at tables in the background.

at the ribbon-cutting for the gala opening of Doman's Self-Serve Centre, four well-dressed men pose for a photo while waiting in the parking lot. The leftmost man is unidentified, and the others are, from left to right, Gordy, Herb, and Ted Doman. A van is parked behind them. A signboard advertising the event can be seen in the corner of the parking lot. Utility poles, street lamps, roads and an elevated viaduct can be seen in the background.

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.

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.