View of excavation for foundation of Main Library, Detroit Public Library. Man drives horse-drawn wagon inside foundation. Houses and fence in background. Printed on front: "No. 110. Taken Mch-8-15. Detroit Public Library bldg. West bank. Cass Gilbert, architect. Irwin & Leighton, builders." Stamped on back: "Charles Ruel Messinger, commercial photographer, 1646 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., phone Hemlock 2186, phone North 6298."
