William C. Prout Memorial Games medal awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: 1939
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Balfour, American, founded 1913
label: Issued by
content: Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus, American
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
label: Subject of
content: William C. Prout, American, 1886 - 1927
notes: label: Description
content: Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus, William C. Prout Memorial Games gold medal awarded for the 50 Yard Dash event to Eulace Peacock in 1939. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a red, white, and blue ribbon attached to a gold toned medal. The pin has a “C” clasp closure on the back and a bar that hold the ribbons. The ribbons are crimped to the front of the bar at each corner. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a rectangular medal held in place with two (2) jump rings. In the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of a male runner in mid-run. He is facing the viewer and is wearing a short sleeve shirt and shorts. He is running on a track in a stadium. At the runner’s feet are an Olympic torch and a palm frond. The runner is framed on either side with Ionic columns. The column capital on the right is draped with cloth. The top and bottom of the medal has relief text that reads [WILLIAM C. PROUT] and [MEMORIAL GAMES]. And between the column and the runner on the left is vertical text that reads [K / OF / C / · / M / A / S / S]. The back of the medal has engraved text at the top center the reads, [50 YDS DASH / 1939]. Along the bottom edge of the medal is a stamped maker’s mark that reads [BALFOUR].
place: label: Place made
content: Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Fraternal organizations
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: A2014.63.105.1.120
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 (textile), dye and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 5/8 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (6.7 × 3.6 × 0.5 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 5/16 × 1 3/8 × 3/16 in. (3.3 × 3.5 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 1/4 × 7/8 × 1/8 in. (3.2 × 2.2 × 0.2 cm)