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01719aam a2200349Ka 4500 001 63091F6E580511E8A8F83C5097128E48 003 SILO 005 20180515010114 008 180427s2018 iaua b 000 0 eng 020 $a 1892689758 020 $a 9781892689757 035 $a (OCoLC)1032617852 040 $a IW3 $c IW3 $d IW3 $d SILO 100 1 $a Horton, Loren N., $e author. 245 10 $a Grave marker symbols : $b a field guide / $c Loren N. Horton [and] Michael D. Zahs. 264 1 $a Ottumwa, Iowa. : $b PBL Limited, $c 2018. 300 $a 113 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a If an upward-pointing finger on a grave marker means the deceased is in heaven, does a finger pointing down mean the opposite? Does an anchor mean a connection to the sea? What about crowns, doves, arrows, lambs, roses, and the multitude of other symbols and decorations found in Midwestern cemeteries? Loren N. Horton and Michael D. Zahs are lifelong educators and dedicated cemetery explorers. They have devoted years to their studies of Iowa and its people -- living and dead. -- $c back cover. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 650 0 $a Sepulchral monuments $z Middle West $x Themes, motives. 650 0 $a Sepulchral monuments $z Middle West $x History. 700 1 $a Zahs, Michael D., $e author 941 $a 7 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305014559.0 952 $l CPPC926 $d 20231111011415.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230207011408.0 952 $l CNPC792 $d 20220105012635.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211022246.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20180801011143.0 952 $l F3OX522 $d 20180524042809.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=63091F6E580511E8A8F83C5097128E48 994 $a C0 $b IW3Initiate Another SILO Locator Search