Chicago Relays Medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1937
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Balfour, American, founded 1913
label: Issued by
content: Chicago Daily News Athletic Association, American
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: Chicago Daily News, American, 1876 - 1978
label: Subject of
content: International Amphitheatre, American, 1934 - 1999
notes: label: Description
content: Chicago Relays second place medal for the 40 Yard Sprint event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a red ribbon attached to a medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with a “C” clasp closure on the back. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a round, silver colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a semicircular band of relief text at the top that reads [CHICAGO RELAYS]. In the center of the medal is a relief depiction of a male in bust pose, depicted in profile facing the left edge of the medal with his chin slightly lifted. His shoulders are nude and he wears a laurel wreath on his head. A relief of a laurel garland, attached to rectangular mounts on either side of the man’s shoulders, runs along the bottom edge of the medal. Behind him is a twenty-five (25) ray sun motif. The reverse of the medal has relief text that reads [1937 / SPONSORED BY / THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS / INTERNATIONAL AMIPTHEATER]. Below is engraved text that reads [40 YD / SPRINT / 2ND]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for Balfour that reads [STERLING / BALFOUR].
place: label: Place made
content: Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 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: A2014.63.105.1.32
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: sterling silver with metal, silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 3 7/16 × 1 11/16 × 1/4 in. (8.8 × 4.3 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/2 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (1.3 × 3.6 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 11/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (4.3 × 3.3 × 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 7/8 × 1 11/16 × 3/16 in. (4.7 × 4.3 × 0.4 cm)