View at an angle of Main Library, Detroit Public Library during construction, facing northeast. Facade and roof cornice nearly complete; scaffolding on side. Men working on roof. Wooden shed, fence and construction materials in foreground. Printed on front: "No. 77. Taken Aug-14-18. Detroit Public Library bldg., looking northeast. Cass Gilbert, architect. Geo. A. Fuller Co., builders." Stamped on back: "Charles R. Messinger, commercial photographer, 1646 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich., Market 6298."
