World War I: James Bethel Gresham
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Dodd, Alice Gresham
Evansville Courier cartoonist Karl Kae Knecht's illustration promoting the newspaper's campaign to build a home for Alice Gresham Dodd in memory of her son, Corporal James Bethel Gresham, following the war; c. 1920 (Knecht Collection)
Gresham Birthplace
The log cabin in McLean County, Kentucky, where James Bethel Gresham was born on August 23, 1893 (Knecht 1020)
Gresham Funeral
Mourners at the gravesite service for Corporal James Bethel Gresham at Locust Hill Cemetery in July 1921 (Knecht 3356)
Gresham Funeral
Mourners at the burial service of Corporal James Bethel Gresham in Locust Hill Cemetery; July 1921 (Knecht 3358)
Gresham Funeral
Mourners at the burial service of James Bethel Gresham; the woman in black (near center) is his mother, Alice Gresham Dodd; July 1921 (Knecht 3367)
Gresham Funeral
A crowd watches as military personnel carry James Bethel Gresham's remains into the Coliseum on July 15, 1921 (Knecht 387)
Gresham Funeral
Mourners gather at the home of Alice Gresham Dodd, which was located on Wedeking Ave. adjacent to Garvin Park; photo dated 1921 (Knecht 530)
Gresham Funeral
Upper image shows Gresham's body lying-in-state at the Coliseum after it's return to Evansville in July 1921; the other image shows sailors bearing his remains up the steps into the building (Knecht 537)
Gresham Funeral
Soldiers firing a salute to Corporal James Bethel Gresham during burial ceremonies at Locust Hill Cemetery in July 1921 (Knecht 567)
Gresham Funeral
The coffin of Corporal James Bethel Gresham in transport from a hearse to his gravesite at Locust Hill Cemetery; July 1921 (Knecht 1012)
Gresham Funeral
The coffin of Corporal James Bethel Gresham during burial ceremonies at Locust Hill Cemetery; July 1921 (Knecht 1013)
Gresham Grave
Close view of the olive jar marking the grave of Corporal James Bethel Gresham at Locust Hill Cemetery; c. 1921 (Knecht 3365)