Atlantic City High School Relay Carnival awarded to Eulace Peacock
date: label: Date
content: May 27, 1933
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Balfour, American, founded 1913
label: Issued by
content: Atlantic City High School, American, founded 1895
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Atlantic City High School Relay Carnival first place medal for the Varsity 100 Yard Dash event awarded to Eulace Peacock on May 27, 1933. The medal consists of a gold toned pin holding a blue and white striped ribbon attached to a medal. The pin has a “C” clasp closure on the back and a bar that holds the ribbon. The ribbon is looped over the bar and held in place with thread at the bottom corners of the pin and gathered on a jump ring at the bottom. The medal is clover-shaped, gold colored, and has a round bezel attached to the jump ring. In the center of the obverse of the medal is a relief depiction of two (2) male athletes in full length. Both athletes are depicted mid-run with the athlete on the left handing a baton to the athlete on the right. Printed in relief around the central figures is the text, [ATLANTIC CITY · H · S · RELAY CARNIVAL]. On the reverse of the medal, engraved in the center, is text that reads [VARSITY / 100 YARD DASH / MAY 27, 1933 / 1ST PLACE]. Along the bottom edge 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: Atlantic City, 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
label: Topic
content: Youth
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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: A2014.63.105.1.25
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 7/16 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 3.7 × 0.6 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 7/16 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (3.6 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 9/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (3.9 × 3.4 × 0.3 cm)