Penobscot Building; New; Laying Cornerstone. Mr. William Murphy laying last stone
Cornerstone laying
Michigan
Detroit
Skyscrapers
Michigan
Detroit
Rowland, Wirt C.
(Wirt Clinton)
1878-1946
Detroit News (Firm)
creator
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Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
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William H. Murphy poses with large stone for the newly built, Penobscot Building, designed by architect Wirt C. Rowland and completed in 1928 it was the tallest building in Detroit until 1977 when the Renaissance Center was completed.
Detroit News Photograph Collection (UAV002691)
Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University
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