Massachusetts Governmental Activities Exposition

To celebrate its tercentenary in 1930, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts organized over two thousand events in 253 communities, drawing over eleven million visitors. One of the most elaborate of these events was the Exposition of Governmental Activities held at the Commonwealth Armory in Boston between September 29 and October 11. A celebration more of contemporary governmental activity than the historical precedents, the exposition featured displays representing nearly every branch of government, from the Department of Education to the state police, mental and public health, public welfare, transportation, agriculture, labor, and industry.

P.E. (Paul) Genereux (1892-1977), a commercial photographer from East Lynn, was hired to document the exhibits and displays in the Exposition of Governmental Activities, producing commemorative albums containing silver gelatin prints, carefully numbered and backed on linen. This disbound album includes 88 of the original 175 prints, including interior and exterior shots, with an additional image by Hildebrand.

Background on Massachusetts Governmental Activities Exposition

Contents of Collection

Inventory of Collection

Hillebrand, Exhibition hall? (exterior)	1930		No. 0
Genereux, P. E., Exposition of Massachusetts Governmental Activities Hall: Commonwealth Armory entrance	1930		No. 3
Genereux, P. E., Welcome alcove	1930		No. 4
Genereux, P. E., Welcome alcove: close-up	1930		No. 5
Genereux, P. E., Administrative Departments and Commissions Under the Governor (information board)	1930		No. 6
Genereux, P. E., Welcome alcove: overhead view	1930		No. 7
Genereux, P. E., Commission on Administration and Finance: overhead view	1930		No. 8
Genereux, P. E., Department of the Secretary of the Commerce: overhead view	1930		No. 9
Genereux, P. E., Division of Civil Service: overhead view	1930		No. 10
Genereux, P. E., Department of Correction: overhead view	1930		No. 11
Genereux, P. E., Department of Public Welfare: overhead view	1930		No. 12
Genereux, P. E., Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Some Pioneer Achievements	1930		No. 13
Genereux, P. E., Massachusetts State War Memorial model	1930		No. 15
Genereux, P. E., Department of the Secretary of the Commonwealth booth	1930		No. 19
Genereux, P. E., Department of the Treasurer and Receiver-General booth	1930		No. 20
Genereux, P. E., Department of the Treasurer and Receiver-General booth	1930		No. 20
Genereux, P. E., Auditor of the Commonwealth booth	1930		No. 21
Genereux, P. E., Department of Attorney General booth	1930		No. 22
Genereux, P. E., State Library booth	1930		No. 23
Genereux, P. E., Department of Education–Commonwealth of Massachusetts booth	1930		No. 24
Genereux, P. E., Department of Education booth	1930		No. 25
Genereux, P. E., Department of the Treasurer and Receiver-General booth	1930		No. 20
Genereux, P. E., Department of Educationl booth	1930		No. 26
Genereux, P. E., Department of Education booth	1930		No. 28
Genereux, P. E., Division of University Extension booth	1930		No. 29
Genereux, P. E., Division of Free Public Libraries booth	1930		No. 30
Genereux, P. E., Department of Education–Massachusetts Agricultural College booth	1930		No. 36
Genereux, P. E., Massachusetts Agricultural College: Agriculture and Horticulture booth	1930		No. 37
Genereux, P. E., Massachusetts Agricultural College: Languages and Literatures booth	1930		No. 38
Genereux, P. E., Massachusetts Agricultural College: Home Economics booth	1930		No. 39
Genereux, P. E., Massachusetts Agricultural College: Physical and Biological Sciences booth	1930		No. 40
Genereux, P. E., Department of Mental Diseases: Occupational therapy booth	1930		No. 41
Genereux, P. E., Department of Mental Diseases: Education booth	1930		No. 45
Genereux, P. E., Department of Mental Diseases booth	1930		No. 46
Genereux, P. E., Department of Mental Diseases: Vegetables and fruit conserved booth	1930		No. 47
Genereux, P. E., Department of Mental Diseases: Psychology booth	1930		No. 48
Genereux, P. E., Commission on Administration and Finance booth	1930		No. 52
Genereux, P. E., Commission on Administration and Finance booth	1930		No. 53
Genereux, P. E., Commission on Administration and Finance booth: close-up	1930		No. 53A
Genereux, P. E., Department of Corporations and Taxation booth	1930		No. 54
Genereux, P. E., Department of Corporations and Taxation booth	1930		No. 55
Genereux, P. E., Superintendent of Buildings: State House booth	1930		No. 54
Genereux, P. E., Department of Public Works: Waterways and Public Landsbooth	1930		No. 62
Genereux, P. E., Division of Juvenile Training: Massachusetts Hospital School booth	1930		No. 70
Genereux, P. E., Board of Probation booth	1930		No. 71
Genereux, P. E., Department of Corrections: Reformatory for Women booth	1930		No. 76
Genereux, P. E., Department of Corrections: Reformatory for Women booth	1930		No. 77
Genereux, P. E., Department of Corrections booth	1930		No. 79
Genereux, P. E., State Aid and Pensions booth	1930		No. 93
Genereux, P. E., Military Department booth	1930		No. 94
Genereux, P. E., Military Department booth	1930		No. 95
Genereux, P. E., Department of Public Works: Administrative booth	1930		No. 97
Genereux, P. E., Department of Public Works: Construction of Highways booth	1930		No. 100
Genereux, P. E., Outdoor Advertising booth	1930		No. 108
Genereux, P. E., Department of Public Works: Waterways and Public Lands booth	1930		No. 110
Genereux, P. E., Division of Civil Service booth	1930		No. 111
Genereux, P. E., Division of Civil Service booth	1930		No. 112
Genereux, P. E., Metropolitan District Commission and other booths	1930		No. 113
Genereux, P. E., A Massachusetts Town and other booths	1930		No. 114
Genereux, P. E., A Massachusetts Town booth	1930		No. 116
Genereux, P. E., Division of Insurance booth	1930		No. 118
Genereux, P. E., Division of Insurance booth	1930		No. 119
Genereux, P. E., Division of Savings Bank Life Insurance booth	1930		No. 120
Genereux, P. E., Division of Banks and Loan Agencies booth	1930		No. 121
Genereux, P. E., Division of Banks and Loan Agencies booth: close-up	1930		No. 122
Genereux, P. E., Division of Banks and Loan Agencies booth	1930		No. 123
Genereux, P. E., Department of Labor and Industry booth	1930		No. 125
Genereux, P. E., Division of Standards and Department of Labor and Industries booth	1930		No. 129
Genereux, P. E., Division of Standards booth	1930		No. 130
Genereux, P. E., Department of Agriculture booth	1930		No. 131
Genereux, P. E., Department of Agriculture booth	1930		No. 132
Genereux, P. E., Department of Agriculture booth	1930		No. 133
Genereux, P. E., Source of Massachusetts milk supply booth	1930		No. 135
Genereux, P. E., Selective skill service booth	1930		No. 137
Genereux, P. E., Department of Conservation booth	1930		No. 139
Genereux, P. E., Department of Conservation: Forest nurseries booth	1930		No. 143
Genereux, P. E., Department of Conservation booth	1930		No. 144
Genereux, P. E., At Four Game Farms booth	1930		No. 148
Genereux, P. E., Department of Conservation and Division of Forestry booths	1930		No. 149A
Genereux, P. E., Department of Conservation and Timber booths	1930		No. 149B
Genereux, P. E., Metropolitan District Commission booth	1930		No. 151
Genereux, P. E., Metropolitan District Commission booth	1930		No. 153
Genereux, P. E., Metropolitan District Commission booth	1930		No. 154
Genereux, P. E., Metropolitan District Commission booth	1930		No. 155
Genereux, P. E., Department of Industrial Accidents booth	1930		No. 157
Genereux, P. E., Department of Industrial Accidents booth	1930		No. 158A
Genereux, P. E., Department of Public Utilities booth	1930		No. 159
Genereux, P. E., Exhibition Hall?: exterior	1930		No. 165
Genereux, P. E., Truck advertising Governmental Activities Exposition	1930		No. 167
Genereux, P. E., Tercentennary display (?)	1930		No. 168