View of construction site and building foundation; men working on site; construction debris; sign on adjacent brick building: "... will occupy this entr ... 160 feet on Woodward Ave., 127-1/2 feet on ... the highest and most costly commercial b ... and the highest department store in ... unit completed (May 1st '96) we will continue doing business at the old ... the only original Mabley & Compa ..." Handwritten on back: "N.W. cor. Mich. Ave. and Woodward Ave. July 26, 1895, laying foundation for the Mabley & Co. building."
