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 ...

A collection of about 2,000 posters from the World War I era ... bids on June 30 and July 1, includes the famous poster of a stern-looking, top-hatted Uncle Sam pointing a finger with the words ...

And one bony finger pointed ... Flagg’s image of Uncle Sam certainly lives on today. Aside from being adapted for usage during World War II, the image is often appropriated to promote other ...

During World ... bearing Uncle Sam: A poster depicts the bloody hand of a “Hun” or German soldier: A more pointed message on the same theme: Liberty bonds helped fund the war effort: A poster ...

In one World War I poster ... And the longevity of propaganda is readily apparent — Flagg’s own creation of Uncle Sam pointing a finger at us has long outlasted its original intent.

Memorial Day originally was known as “Decoration Day.” This day was set aside after the Civil War to decorate the graves of ...

The Great War gave rise for the first ... s most famous piece of recruiting propaganda, the Uncle Sam “I want you” poster. Like the posters from World War I, Cart said, “it’s basically ...

The character of Uncle Sam has been widely used in U.S. government propaganda to encourage ... bond program to finance World War I military spending, which one study showed helped drive the ...

And one bony finger pointed ... Flagg's image of Uncle Sam certainly lives on today. Aside from being adapted for usage during World War II, the image is often appropriated to promote other ...