Guy Kendall's Photography
Exploring Guy Kendall’s photographic work starting in 1924, the viewer watches the progression from posed still shots of horses with their trainer/drivers to action shots which capture the excitement of races at the finish line. Through the albums, one is able to watch the growth of relationships between Kendall and the horsemen and women of the southern Maine fair circuit as remote, documentary snaps of horses and drivers become intimate portraits both at the race track and on area farms.
Kendall’s career at the track was put on pause in 1928 as he courted and then married Ruth B. Bennett. Kendall’s work resumed in the album labeled 1930a, where it is possible to see a quantum leap in the quality of his composition from images that were simply a matter of record to those with genuine artistic flair.
According to his niece, Anne Kendall Holmbom, Kendall used a Graflex box camera and glass negatives to capture many of his early photographs. He developed, printed, and re-touched all his photographs personally in his studio located on Congress Street in Portland, Maine.
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Running Water
Owner: Henry E. Warwell
Driver: Vic Fleming
Race: The National Stake Three Year Olds Pacing One Mile
Date: 7-30-1936 -
Running Water
Owner: Henry E. Warwell
Driver: Vic Fleming
Race: The National Stake Three Year Olds Pacing One Mile
Date: 7-30-1936 -
Ruth M. Mac
Owner: C. Shaffer
Driver: Thomas Berry
Race: Three Year Olds Trotting One Mile
Date: 7-31-1936 -
Sadie Dillon — Kingsley up
Owner: Jack F. Kingsley
Driver: Jack Kingsley
Race: 3 Yrs and Under, Trot and Pace
Date: 9-8-1927 -
Sallie D. Scott
Owner: D. Eugene Frey
Driver: H. Parshall
Race: Lawrence Telegram Stake Pace
Date: 8-1-1934 -
Sally Audubon--Kebrich up
Owner: Clifford Kebrich
Driver: C. Kebrich
Race: Classified Trot
Date: 9-7-1936 -
Sam Hanover
Owner: A. S. Pratt
Driver: A. Pratt
Race: Old Orchard Beach Track Association
Date: 7-27-1936 -
Sam Hanover wins
Owner: A. S. Pratt
Driver: A. Pratt
Race: Old Orchard Beach Track Association
Date: 7-27-1936 -
Sam Hanover wins 2nd race July 30th
Owner: E. B. Avery
Driver: Avery
Race: Classified Event
Date: 7-30-1940 -
Samson
Owner: Dr. L. M. Guilinger
Driver: H. Parshall
Race: Foals of 1937 National Stake Trot
Date: 7-13-1939 -
San Bellini--Caspar up
Owner: Casper Stable
Driver: Casper
Race: Old Orchard Beach Track Association
Date: 6-24-1936
