Southwest view of Main Library, Detroit Public Library during construction. Structural frame of building. Piles of construction materials adjacent to scaffolding; snow in foreground. Printed on front: "No. 21. Taken Jan-10-18. Detroit Public Library bldg., looking southwest. Cass Gilbert, architect. Geo. A. Fuller Co., builders." Stamped on back: "Charles R. Messinger, commercial photographer, 1646 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., Market 6298."
