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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Frank's Brother—Mcdonald up
Owner: Ralph Kennett
Driver: Kennett
Race: 2.15 Trot and Pace
Date: 7-18-1934 -
Freddie and Aunt Ida
Owner: H. Stacy Smith, Newbrook Stable
Driver: William Hodson
Race:
Date: 8-2-1935 -
Freddie Bradbury holding Aunt Ida
Owner: H. Stacy Smith, Newbrook Stable
Driver: William Hodson
Race:
Date: 8-2-1935 -
Frederic McElwyn
Owner: Arden Homestead Stable
Driver: W. Dickerson
Race: 2.18 Class Trot
Date: 7-21-1937 -
Fred Hamer
Owner: Michael Schneider
Driver: Harry McKay
Race: Two Year Olds Pacing One Mile
Date: 7-31-1936 -
Frisco Abbey wins 3rd race
Owner: Mrs. E. R. Flagg
Driver: Havens
Race: 3 Year Old Trot
Date: 7-15-1941 -
Friscomite
Owner: Arden Homestead Stable
Driver: W. Dickerson
Race: The Pine Tree Second Division
Date: 7-23-1937 -
Friscomite wins two races
Owner: Arden Homestead Stable
Driver: W. Dickerson
Race: The Pine Tree Second Division
Date: 7-23-1937 -
Friscomite wins two races
Owner: Arden Homestead Stable
Driver: W. Dickerson
Race: The Pine Tree Second Division
Date: 7-23-1937 -
Frisco Star
Owner: Unknown
Driver: W. Crozier
Race: 2.12 Class Pace, Sage Park, Windsor Connecticut
Date: 7-8-1926