with a firm-faced Uncle Sam pointing out of the poster above the words “I Want You.” It is reported that 4 million of those posters were printed between 1917 and 1918. Images of Uncle Sam are ...

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 ...

For good reason. Flagg’s poster of a stern-looking Uncle Sam — red tie, blue coat and white top hat accented with a blue hatband and white stars — pointing with the words “I WANT YOU FOR ...

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 ...

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.