Doman Family Album 2 ➔ [Photo of a Doman Industries transport worker with a hauling truck loaded with zonolite insulation]

Item
Identifier:
2023_14_02_017
Repository
Repository Web Site
http://bcfdc.pastperfectonline.com/
Date
November 1 1966;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph: b&w
Format
still image
Description
In the parking lot of the Doman's Self-Serve Centre, a transport worker poses for a photo carrying a bag of Zonolite insulation next to a Doman Industries hauling truck loaded with identical bags. The storefront is decorated with pennant strings. Trees and other buildings can be seen in the background.
Language
English
Notes
Billboard reads "Zonolite Insulation $1.05 Bag". Label on bag reads "Zonolite Attic Fill Vermiculite Insulation". Label on truck reads "D Doman's". Caption on photo reads "November 1966". Zonolite was a name brand of Vermiculite insulation, which could be poured into wall cavities or between joists in attics to provide insulation. It contained unsafe levels of asbestos. (Canadian Home Inspection Services) "At this point, Doman Industries was primarily a trucking company." -BC Forest Discovery Centre
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men-owned business enterprises
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Insulation (Heat) [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85066793];Transport workers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85137025];Pickup trucks [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98002026];Trucking [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138145];Hardware stores [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058894]