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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<b>Harry Lauder</b> wins from Rhineworthy
Owner: Walter H. Bird
Driver: Myott
Race: 2.14 Trot and Pace
Date: 8-1932 -
Harry Lauder wins from <b>Rhineworthy
Owner: R. A. Jewell
Driver: McDonald
Race: 2.14 Trot and Pace
Date: 8-1932 -
Harry Putnam — Raymond Up
Owner: Jack Lenard
Driver: Tommy Raymond
Race: The Somerset Shoe Free for All
Date: 8-19-1927 -
Hartford Peter wins 2nd race
Owner: John Dansereau
Driver: Hannafin
Race: 2.12 Bar Pace
Date: 8-20-1940 -
Hartford Peter wins 3rd race
Owner: Jack Donnsireau
Driver: J. Hanafin
Race: Kite Track, Old Orchard Beach
Date: 7-11-1940 -
Hartford Peter wins 3rd race
Owner: Jack Donnsireau
Driver: J. Hanafin
Race: Kite Track, Old Orchard Beach
Date: 7-11-1940 -
Hartford Peter wins 4th race
Owner: John Dansereau
Driver: J. Hanafin
Race: 2.11 Class Pace
Date: 7-18-1940 -
Harvere wins 4th Race
Owner: William N. Reynolds
Driver: Benjamin White
Race: Two Year Olds Trotting One Mile
Date: 7-30-1936
