Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2007.500.014 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Exterior of a Doman's lumber wholesaling store. On the left is a sign advertising an anniversary sale. Photograph belongs to the Doman family. |
Image File Name |
unk - Doman Store Exterior - Duncan - 2007500014 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
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Place |
Duncan |
Provenance |
Harbanse "Herb" Singh Doman was the son of Sihk immigrants and a Canadian forester who was born near Duncan. He was the Chairman of Doman Industries. Herb Doman was 12-years old when his father died. He quit school at 14 to help support his family by delivering newspapers and selling eggs and then firewood and sawdust door-to-door. Even at the age of 16, he had a knack for business and entrepreneurship. He bought a truck and began buying from local mills to sell their lumber to home builders. Five years of hard work and hard-driving later, he and his brothers, Gurdial ("Gordy") and Didar ("Ted"), could afford another truck and they became confident enough to incorporate. In 1953, Herb along with his younger brothers, The brothers began their business with Doman's Lumber & Transport Ltd. They grew a trucking division that expanded throughout British Columbia and extended into Alberta and the Yukon and expanded in the United States. From 1965 through 1978 sales soared 1,800 percent from $6 million in 1965 to $115 million in 1978 while net earnings skyrocketed 47 times from $237,000 to $11.1 million. In 1990, the trucking business was sold and Doman Industries focused on lumber wholesaling. |
Search Terms |
Doman Doman Industries Duncan Lumber Wholesaling Store Sign Exterior |
Collection |
Doman |
Subjects |
Documentary, Cowichan Valley Buildings & Structures Maintenance |