View of men inside trench reinforcing foundation of Main Library, Detroit Public Library. Horse-drawn wagon in foreground; houses and fence in background. Printed on front: "No. 112. Taken Mch-15-15. Detroit Public Library bldg. Col 86-196 reinforcement. 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."
