View at an angle of Main Library, Detroit Public Library during construction, facing northwest. Structural frame of building with partially completed facade; crane on roof. Scaffolding on side of building; two men stand amid construction materials. Printed on front: "No. 42. Taken April-12-18. Detroit Public Library bldg., looking northwest. Cass Gilbert, architect. Geo. A. Fuller Co., builders." Stamped on back: "Charles R. Messinger, commercial photographer, 1646 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., Market 6298."
