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I want you for U.S. Army : nearest recruiting station / James Montgomery Flagg. 1917. Library of Congress War poster with the famous phrase "I want you for U. S. Army" shows Uncle Sam pointing his finger at the viewer in order to recruit soldiers for the American Army during World War I.
A clockmaker in an 1849 comedic novel explains "we call...the American public Uncle Sam, as you call the British John Bull." [15] By the 1850s, the names Brother Jonathan and Uncle Sam were being used nearly interchangeably, to the point that images of what had previously been called "Brother Jonathan" were being called "Uncle Sam". Similarly ...
This World War I recruitment poster by James Montgomery Flagg, with more than four million copies printed in 1917 and 1918, defined not only an Army recruiting slogan, but also Uncle Sam's image for years to come. [1] [2] U.S. Army TV advertisement from 1986 using the "Be All You Can Be!" slogan
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Uncle Sam, half-length portrait, pointing at viewer as part of the United States government effort to recruit soldiers during World War I. The most famous military recruitment poster, at least in the United States (and surely that's all that matters ;-)). The "I Want You" image of Uncle Sam has become iconic, and the subject of countless ...
Aug. 7—John Ford spends his days at the Veterans of Foreign Wars location in Hillyard. There, he connects with fellow military service members and their families. The site serves as a home — a ...
Google cut Uncle Sam a $2 million check so it could avoid a jury trial. A judge just agreed. Samantha Delouya, CNN. June 7, 2024 at 7:34 PM. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images.
James Montgomery Flagg (June 18, 1877 – May 27, 1960) was an American artist, comics artist, and illustrator.He worked in media ranging from fine art painting to cartooning, but is best remembered for his political posters, particularly his 1917 poster of Uncle Sam created for United States Army recruitment during World War I.