All Kendall Collection Images

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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Bob Chimes wins from Noontime

Owner: Charles Churchill
Driver: Churchill
Race: Classified Pace
Date: 9-15-1936
Bobelyn

Owner: McWhinney & Sullivan
Driver: Clukey
Race: Talbot, Brooks & Ayer 2.19 Trot
Date: 8-8-1935
Bobelyn wins

Owner: Sullivan & Mawhinney
Driver: Clukey
Race: Classified Trot
Date: 9-23-1937
Bob Maxey

Owner: A. J. Wilson
Driver: Crozier
Race: 2.12 Class Trott
Date: 7-3-1931
Bob Seymour

Owner: W. H. Bird
Driver: Hanafin
Race: Free for All Pace
Date: 8-21-1931
<b>Bob Seymour</b> beats Kinney Silk

Owner: W. H. Bird
Driver: Hanafin
Race: Free for All Pace
Date: 8-21-1931
Bob Seymour beats <b>Kinney Silk</b>

Owner: T. J. Kelley
Driver: Chappelle
Race: Free for All Pace
Date: 8-21-1931
Bonnie Cameron

Owner: James A. Carrig
Driver: J. Carrig
Race: 2.24 Class Trot
Date: 9-26-1930
Bonnie Eagle [sic]

Owner: Frank R. Hayden & Co.
Driver: Unknown
Race: Oxford County Fair 2.30 Trotting Stake Race
Date: 9-12-1924
Bonnie Gift

Owner: James Hennessey
Driver: Unknown
Race: 2.20 Class Mixed
Date: 8-29-1927
Bonnie Gift — Stewart up

Owner: James Hennesey
Driver: Chet Stewart
Race: 2.24 Class Trot or Pace
Date: 8-12-1926
Bonnie Girl

Owner: H. A. Nevers
Driver: H. A. Nevers
Race: The Decumco 2.16 Trot
Date: 8-19-1927
Bonnie Scotland

Owner: Sullivan & Mawhinney
Driver: Henry Clukey
Race: Kite Track, Old Orchard Beach
Date: 7-13-1940
Bonnie Scotland

Owner: Sullivan & Mawhinney
Driver: Henry Clukey
Race: Kite Track, Old Orchard Beach
Date: 7-13-1940
Bonnie Scotland wins 1st race

Owner: Sullivan & Mawhinney
Driver: Henry Clukey
Race: Kite Track, Old Orchard Beach
Date: 7-13-1940
Bonnie Scotland wins 1st race

Owner: Sullivan & Mawhinney
Driver: Henry Clukey
Race: Kite Track, Old Orchard Beach
Date: 7-13-1940