The Origins of the Uncle Sam “I Want You” Poster. ... popularized the elephant and donkey as political mascots—boosted the ...

Uncle Sam is linked to Samuel Wilson (1766-1854), ... In the late 1860s and 1870s, Thomas Nast (1840-1902), a political cartoonist, further popularized the image of Uncle Sam.

While political cartoonist Thomas Nast kept refining the drawing in the 1860s and 1870s, the most enduring image is a poster World War I, with Uncle Sam pointing outward and the phrase “Uncle ...

I came across the story of Uncle Sam through a chance meeting with Sydney Gay Kislevitz, ... in the 1860s a political cartoonist by the name of Thomas Nast popularized a fatherly image of Uncle Sam.

By some accounts, Uncle Sam evolved out of Brother Jonathan, and the two figures were used interchangeably from the 1830s-1860s. 4. AT ONE POINT, AMERICA WAS A WOMAN.

No doubt, Uncle Sam’s outstanding obligation of $35 trillion – yes, that’s trillion, with a “T” – looks like a very, very big number. Also consider that in 2020, the total was “only ...

Uncle Sam didn’t really become a household name until Thomas Nast’s sketches in Harper’s Weekly in the late 1860s and ’70s, when Nast made him a hero of the Union cause.

Uncle Sam, the personification of the United States, was "born" on Sept. 7, 1813, and inspired by New York businessman Samuel Wilson, who provided rations to troops in the War of 1812.

In the 1860s to 1870s, a cartoonist popularized the image of Uncle Sam, giving him a white beard and a stars-and-stripes suit. Comments: (319) 398-8469; [email protected].

Uncle Sam—clad in red, white, ... popularized the elephant and donkey as political mascots—boosted the character’s image with his illustrations in the 1860s and ‘70s.