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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Hal Cochato wins
Owner: Leo C. McNamara
Driver: S. Palin
Race: The Kite Track Second Division for Pacers with records 2.04 to 2.09
Date: 7-27-1937 -
Hal Kennedy — J. Caton up
Owner: The K Stable
Driver: J. Caton
Race: Two-Year-Old Trot
Date: 7-1-1930 -
Hallie Archdale — McWilliams up
Owner: I. R. Morrill
Driver: McWilliams
Race: Oxford County Fair 2.30 Trotting Stake
Date: 9-12-1924 -
Hal Malone — Johnson Up
Owner: Dwight Edwards
Driver: Joe Hohnson
Race: The Somerset Shoe Free for All
Date: 8-19-1927 -
Hal O.
Owner: C. J. Fitzpatrick & W. J. Igoe
Driver: Muckle
Race: First Half Daily Double
Date: 7-7-1939 -
Hal Volo
Owner: Grant, Daigle & Holdaway
Driver: J. Hanafin
Race: Kite Track, Old Orchard Beach
Date: 7-15-1940 -
Handy Volo wins from <b>April Symbol</b>
Owner: W. B. Eckert
Driver: H. Goodhart
Race: Foals of 1928 Pace
Date: 7-3-1931 -
<b>Handy Volo</b> wins from April Symbol
Owner: W. G. Blakeney
Driver: E. Kirby
Race: Foals of 1928 Pace
Date: 7-3-1931
