Crowd at cornerstone laying, Detroit Public Library

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Description

View of crowd at cornerstone laying for the first Detroit Public Library building located at Gratiot and Farmer. Handwritten on back: "Laying cornerstone of public library building, Gratiot & Farmer, May 29, 1875. From photograph loaned by Mr. A.A. Albrecht, Nov. 1922."

Details

Resource ID:: bh019020
Subject:: Detroit Public Library; Library buildings--Michigan--Detroit--Design and construction; Cornerstone laying--Michigan--Detroit; Crowds--Michigan--Detroit; Photographic prints
Date:: 1875-05-29
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 7 x 9 in.
Department:: Burton Historical Collection
Location:: D/Libraries-DPL-Centre Park, 1875-1921-Exterior
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.