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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticKuhm, Herbert W.
Title, AnalyticWhen Black Crepe Hung on Milwaukee Doors
Journal TitleMilwaukee History
Date of Publication1980
Volume ID3
Issue ID4
Location in Work112-116
AbstractThe author offers a brief recollection of the treatment of death in his German family and community in turn-of-the-century Milwaukee. He details the customs involving funeral services, the hearse, and the practice of hanging crepe on a house's door to indicate a resident had died.
Call NumberMKI P84-120
MKI TermsMilwaukee (Wis.)/ Culture/ Social life and customs/ German Americans -- Wisconsin