Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America medal
date: label: Date
content: 1937
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Dieges & Clust, American, founded 1898
label: Issued by
content: Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America, American, founded 1876
label: Received by
content: Eulace Peacock, American, 1914 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America medal for the Special Commemorative Sprint Series event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The medal is rectangular, gold colored, and has a bezel attached to two (2) jump rings. The obverse of the medal has a relief depiction of a classical sculpture of a nude athlete depicted mid-throw. The male athlete is shown from the right side with his proper right arm raised above his head and his proper left leg extended in a diagonal line. His proper right knee is bent. The figure stands in front of a tree stump and on a base. To the right of the figure’s torso is engraved text that reads, [MDCCCLXXVI]. Below is a rectangular box with relief text [·I·C·A·A·A·A·] centered. On either side of the text are sprigs of laurel. On the reverse of the medal is engraved text that reads [SPECIAL / COMMEMORATIVE / SPRINT SERIES / 1937] centered near the top. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark that reads, [DIEGES & CLUST].
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, 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: A2014.63.105.1.41
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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 2 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 1/4 in. (5.4 × 2.8 × 0.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (medal): 1 11/16 × 1 1/8 × 1/8 in. (4.3 × 2.8 × 0.3 cm)