Gold mount. Dome topped. Large crowd watches as the cornerstone for the Detroit Public Library is put in. Printed on stereocard back: "Photographic sketches in and about the city of Detroit consisting of street and marine views, public buildings, churches, monumental and other objects of interest, photographed and published by Jex Bardwell." Handwritten on back: "May 29, 1875, laying of the corner stone of city library building."
