Color photo postcard - Carved wooden sculpture of Douglas fir, depictiing a northeastern American Indian, created by Peter Toth and donated by the artist. Positioned on lawn near Groton Public Library
Color photo postcard - Carved wooden sculpture of Douglas fir, depictiing a northeastern American Indian, created by Peter Toth and donated by the artist. Positioned on lawn near Groton Public Library
Entry/Object ID
2010.1.85
Scope and Content
Color photo postcard 5 1/2" X 3 1/2 (vertical) 25-foot-tall carved wooden sculpture of Douglas fir, depictiing a northeastern American AIndian, created by Peter Toth and donated by the artist. Positioned on lawn near Groton Public Library visible in background. Created in 1982, the monument is entitled "Algonquin." Reverse caption sculpture weas intended to "bring honor and attention to the plight of the American "Indian," and was 42nd in a series of monuments created for each of the 50 states. Monuments has since been moved and is waiting restoration.
Collection
James L. Streeter Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2010.1
Source or Donor
Jim Streeter
Acquisition Method
Donation
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, Picture
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Postcard
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Writing Media
Nomenclature Class
Written Communication T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Indigenous peoples, Postcards, Public libraries, Sculptors, Sculpture, Statues
Search Terms
Correspondence/Postcard, Libraries, Sculpture, Groton, Groton Public Library, Peter Toths Indian Monument "Algonguin", Poquonnock Bridge, Indians of North America
Archive Details
Creator
Peterson, Lynn Anderson
Dexter Press Inc, Friends of the Groton Public Library
Restrictions
Access: Discolouration/fading, stains and paperclip crease in upper left corner.
Archive Notes
Date(s): After 1982
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Sheila Sullivan
Status Date: 2026-06-10
