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 vmc77822 Copyright Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University still image 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 Collection located at the Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. To schedule an appointment to view the original image, order high resolution copies, or seek permission to use an image, contact the Walter P. Reuther Library Audiovisual Department at reutherreference@wayne.edu. Virtual Motor City 1927-12-16 photographs reformatted digital tiff wayne:vmc77822 http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc77822 http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:vmc77822/thumbnail engWayne State University. LibrariesWalter P. Reuther LibraryThis metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original description by the Walter P. Reuther Library