Union County Meet medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1935
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Bradshaw, American
label: Issued by
content: Union County, American
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Union County Meet medal awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1935. The medal consists of a gold toned bar pin holding a red and white striped ribbon. The pin has a “C” clasp closure on the back and a bar that holds the ribbon. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar on either side. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is an octagonal, gold colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. In a circular frame in the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of three (3) male athletes depicted in profile. All three athletes are nude and a facing the left side of the medal. They are standing on their proper left legs, with their proper right legs held horizontally to the ground behind them. Their proper right arms are extended in front of them and they hold their proper left arms their sides. The background surface of the metal is leather textured. The center of the reverse of the medal is inscribed ['35 / UNION COUNTY / MEET / SPRINT SERIES]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark that reads, [BRADSHAW / NEWARK / N.J.].
place: label: Place made
content: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2014.63.105.1.103
objectType: label: Type
content: pins (fasteners)
label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 5/8 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (6.6 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (0.7 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 3/16 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in. (3 × 3.2 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 7/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (3.7 × 3.3 × 0.3 cm)