William C. Prout Memorial Games medal awarded to Eulace Peacock

Object Details

Description: Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus, William C. Prout Memorial Games gold medal awarded for the 50 Yard Dash event to Eulace Peacock in 1940. 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 safety pin closure on the back and a bar that hold the ribbons. 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 / 1940]. Along the bottom edge of the medal is a stamped maker’s mark that reads [BALFOUR].

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Medium: gold and metal with silk (textile) , dye and thread
Dimensions: H x W x D (overall): 2 5/8 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (6.7 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm); H x W x D (pin): 1/4 × 1 5/16 × 3/16 in. (0.7 × 3.3 × 0.5 cm); H x W x D (ribbon): 1 3/8 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 3.3 × 0.6 cm); H x W x D (medal): 1 1/4 × 7/8 × 1/16 in. (3.2 × 2.2 × 0.2 cm)

Place made: Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Place used: Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Topic: African American; Associations and institutions; Athletes; Fraternal organizations; Sports; Track and field