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Bookmark or Share- Uncle Sam | History, Artist, Drawing, Propaganda, & Facts | BritannicaUncle Sam, popular symbol for the United States, usually associated with a cartoon figure having long white hair and chin whiskers and dressed in a swallow-tailed coat, vest, tall hat, and striped trousers.
- How did Uncle Sam become a symbol for the United States?Most Americans easily recognize Uncle Sam as a symbol of the United States or a national nickname. Typically portrayed as an older white man with a long white goatee and a top hat, he’s almost...
- Uncle Sam: The man and the meme - National Museum of American HistoryThe image of Uncle Sam as a personification of our nation and government is widespread and instantly recognizable. But did you ever wonder about where he came from? Was he purely imaginary, or based on a real historical figure?
- The History Behind Uncle Sam - Dictionary.comAccording to legend, a meat packer from Troy, New York, named Samuel Wilson is the original Uncle Sam. (Sam, of course, is a pet short form of Samuel). He supplied barrels of beef to the US Army during the War of 1812, and each barrel had “U.S.” printed on it for United States.
- Uncle Sam: American Symbol, American Icon | Teaching with the LibraryThomas Nast, Cartoonists Plug Magazine and the Portrait of Uncle Sam which was created by James Montgomery Flagg in 1916 around World War I led Uncle Sam to the iconic status. Uncle Sam became one of the popular men in the 19th century and made history of the United States of America.
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