Doman, Harbanse Singh

Nine men pose for a photo in a rain-soaked Doman Industries parking lot during an unidentified Doman Industries ribbon-cutting ceremony. They are standing in a line in front of Doman Industries transport truck no. 788, its bed laden with bales of lumber. The man second from the right is Herb Doman. Beside the truck, Doman Industries forklift no. 314 loads another bale onto the truck bed.

A two-page handwritten transcript of a speech given at a Doman industries award ceremony by president Herb Doman. The speech concerns efforts to achieve an accident free year, and how the safety record of their transport services effects the taxes and insurance rates that apply to the company and its employees.

Herb Doman, wearing a hardhat, poses for a photo In a parking lot next to Doman Industries pickup truck no. L155. Two other vehicles are parked behind the truck. Utility poles and stacks of felled logs under an overcast sky can be seen in the background.

At the presenting of an unidentified accolade, fourteen men pose for a photo in two rows. The first row of seven is seated and the remaining seven stand behind them. They are all wearing business suits. The man third from the right in the first row is Herb Doman. The rightmost man in the second row is Rick Doman. Five of the men, including Herb Doman, are holding framed copies of an unidentified certificate. There is a stone wall behind the men fitted with a large window with one layer of thick red curtains and a second layer of sheer white curtains. There are electric candle lights mounted on either side of the window. A chandelier with electric candles hangs from the ceiling in front of the window.

Four men pose for a photo in front of a lavishly decorated fireplace in an unidentified drawing room. They are all wearing business suits and holding drinking glasses. The man second from the right is Herb Doman. A fifth man is visible in the background.

Herb Doman speaks with two other men in a rain-soaked parking lot during an unidentified Doman Industries ribbon-cutting ceremony. Three cars are parked to the right of the men, another parked car is cut off by the leftmost edge of the photo. A small shed stands beyond the edge of the lot to their right. Part of another lot can be seen behind them, containing fences, piles of dirt or gravel, and various industrial scaffolds. Mills and related industrial buildings can be seen far in the background. A forested coastline is visible behind the mills.

Forty-six men and one woman pose for a photo in an elaborately decorated room. The men all wear business suits and most wear name tags. The single woman wears glasses and a blue sweater. Eleven men sit on chairs in the front row. The remaining men stand behind them. The woman stands roughly in the centre of the second row. The leftmost man is Herb Doman. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling above the crowd. On a mantlepiece in the centre of the wall stand two ornamental vases and an elaborately decorated clock. Two paintings hang on the wall on either side of the mantlepiece. The painting on the right is a portrait of a man wearing a suit. The painting on the left is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II wearing a tiara and white gown with a blue sash during her 1959 royal tour of Canada.

Three men and one woman pose for a photo at an unidentified party. The rightmost man is Herb Doman. The woman second from the right is Grace McCarthy. The man second from the left is Ray McCarthy. Herb and Ray smile at the camera, while the other two smile at each other. The four of them are holding drinking glasses. More party guests can be seen milling about in the background. Grace McCarthy, born Grace Mary Winterbottom, was the former leader of the B.C. Social Credit Party and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CH.I.L.D. Foundation. She was born on October 14, 1927 and died on May 24, 2017. Raymond McCarthy was the husband of Grace McCarthy. He was born on April 24, 1924 and died on September 1, 2021.

Photo of a loading dock at Cowichan Bay. The right side of the dock is laden with large bales of lumber, banded with chains and branded with the Doman Industries logo. In the midground, three workmen in white hard hats are walking on top of the lumber. In the background, one workman sits on a bale of lumber while another stands near him. Behind them, an industrial crane lifts two bales of the Doman-branded lumber. The left side of the dock is bare, save for a few scattered wooden palettes and two transport trucks. Steep forested hills under an overcast sky can be seen across the water.

A small group of people stand in a wood-panelled office. The photo is focused on two older men and a young South Asian man, who is holding a camera and a lens-cleaning cloth. Another man is visible, cut off by the rightmost edge of the photo. In the background, Herb Doman can be seen talking to a woman.