Medal, Commemorative
Object number2003.47.50
Manufacturer
L.G. Balfour Company
Date1935
MediumMetal; Fabric; Paper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Cleon Wingard
DescriptionRound gold medal attached to a red, white, and blue vertically-striped ribbon, with rectangular pin attached at top. Medal has Grecian woman on the front, with text around edge. On the back there is a design of leaves around the edge, and in the center is an inscription.Dimensions1.75 x 3.5 in. (4.4 x 8.9 cm)InscriptionsThe shield on medal features text reading: "AMA".
The following wording is written around the edge of medal: "ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN ASSN. OF THE A.A.U." Attached to ribbon in back is a paper tag with: "8-11-35" handwritten in blue ink.
Inscription On back: "100 METERS / WOMEN'S / SWIMMING / SOUTH PARK / 1935"
MarksBack of pin: "BALFOUR PAT APLD FOR"
Historical NotesDonated by Cleon Wingard, whose mother, Lenore Kight Wingard, was an Olympic swimmer and an internationally renowned athlete in the 1930s. She participated in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games.
Related person
Lenore Kight Wingard
Related institution
Allegheny Mountain Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
Terms
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1925
