Newark Board of Education Invitation Track Meet medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1931
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Loren Murchison & Company, American
label: Issued by
content: Newark Public Schools Board of Education, American
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Newark Board of Education Invitation Track Meet gold medal for the 100 Yard Dash event awarded to Eulace Peacock. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding an orange and blue ribbon attached to a medal. The gold tone pin is rectangular shaped with a “C” clasp closure on the back. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar on each side. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a rectangular, gold colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a relief rectangular frame. Inside the frame is a relief depiction of an athlete depicted in a runner’s starting position on a track. He is crouched down with his hands on the ground in front of him, his proper left knee bent and placed between his elbows. His body faces the left edge of the medal. Above his head is a relief text that reads [NEWARK / BD. Of ED.]. Below the runner is additional relief text that reads [INVITATION / TRACK MEET]. On the reverse of the medal, at the top is engraved text that reads [100 YD. DASH]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped hallmark that reads [1/10 G.F.] and a stamped maker’s mark for Murchison [MURCHISON / NEWARK] inside an inverted trapezoid outline.
place: label: Place made
content: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
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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: A2014.63.105.1.78
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: gold and metal with silk, dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 13/16 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (7.2 × 3.6 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (0.6 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (3.3 × 3.6 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 9/16 × 1 × 1/8 in. (4 × 2.6 × 0.3 cm)