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 first place medal for the 50 Yard Sprint event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The gold medal is round and is attached to two (2) round 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. 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 [50 YD / SPRINT / 1ST]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for Balfour that reads [1/10-10K-G.F. / 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
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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: A2014.63.105.1.31
objectType: 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
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 1/4 × 1 11/16 × 3/16 in. (5.7 × 4.3 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 7/8 × 1 11/16 × 3/16 in. (4.8 × 4.3 × 0.4 cm)