Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1939
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Bates & Klinke Inc., American, founded 1919
label: Issued by
content: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, founded 1912
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: Morgan State University, American, founded 1867
notes: label: Description
content: Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association medal for the 100 yard special event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1939. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a blue and orange ribbon attached to a medal. The gold tone pin is rectangular shaped with a tension closure on the back. The ribbon is crimped to the front of the bar on either side. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is an octagonal, bronze colored medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a relief octagonal frame. Inside the frame is a relief depiction of an athlete depicted in a runner’s starting position. He is crouched down with his hands on the ground in front of him, his proper right foot planted on the ground between his hands, and his proper left leg slightly behind him. His body faces the left edge of the medal. Above his head is a relief banner with curling edges. Along the bottom left edge of the medal is a relief depiction of a sprig of leaves and berries. On the reverse of the medal, engraved in the center, is text that reads [C.I.A.A. / TRACK & FIELD / CHAMPIONSHIPS / MORGAN COLLEGE / 1939 / SPECIAL]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for Bates & Klinke Inc. that reads [BATES & KLINKE INC. / ATTLEBORO].
place: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
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: A2014.63.105.1.34
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): 3 1/16 × 1 7/16 × 2 3/16 in. (7.7 × 3.7 × 5.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (pin): 1/2 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in. (1.3 × 3.7 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (ribbon): 1 5/16 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (3.4 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 9/16 × 1 3/8 × 1/8 in. (3.9 × 3.5 × 0.3 cm)