World War I produced one of the most memorable images in American history: the U.S. Army recruiting poster that depicts a commanding Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the viewer and urging young ...

Those posters, which showed Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer accompanied by the straightforward tagline of “I want you for U.S. Army,” cemented the symbol’s place in U.S. history.

Right, a World War I recruitment poster with Uncle Sam pointing at the viewer ... Keeping meticulous birth and marriage records, photos and letters from the past, Painter said her grandmother ...

The website History.com reports that Uncle ... Uncle Sam. Over time, however, her use declined in favor of Lady Liberty; she was further demoted when she became the icon of Columbia Pictures ...

the character of Uncle Sam—if you’re picturing the one in the famous James Montgomery Flagg painting of a bearded man in a star-spangled top hat pointing his finger and saying “I Want You ...

I’m sure you’re all familiar with the poster that shows Uncle Sam pointing right at you ... More than 4 million of Flagg’s Uncle Sam images were printed by the end of 1918.