- Manufactured by
- Balfour, American, founded 1913
- Issued by
- Chicago Daily News Athletic Association, American
- Received by
- Peacock, Eulace, American, 1914 - 1996
- Subject of
- Chicago Daily News, American, 1876 - 1978
- International Amphitheatre, American, 1934 - 1999
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- sterling silver with metal, silk, dye and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 3 7/16 × 1 11/16 × 1/4 in. (8.8 × 4.3 × 0.7 cm)
- H x W x D (pin): 1/2 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in. (1.3 × 3.6 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (ribbon): 1 11/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (4.3 × 3.3 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (medal): 1 7/8 × 1 11/16 × 3/16 in. (4.7 × 4.3 × 0.4 cm)
- Description
- Chicago Relays second place medal for the 40 Yard Sprint event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1937. The medal consists of a gold colored bar pin holding a red ribbon attached to a medal. The gold pin is rectangular shaped with a “C” clasp closure on the back. Attached to the bottom of the ribbon is a round, silver colored medal held in place with two (2) 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 and he wears a laurel wreath on his head. 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 [40 YD / SPRINT / 2ND]. Along the bottom edge is a stamped maker’s mark for Balfour that reads [STERLING / BALFOUR].
- Place made
- Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- pins (fasteners)
- medals
- Topic
- Athletes
- Sports
- Track and field
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2014.63.105.1.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.