Though the poster appeared in 1917, Flagg's modern representation of Uncle Sam was originally published on the cover of Leslie's Weekly magazine on July 6, 1916, ...

Though the poster appeared in 1917, Flagg's modern representation of Uncle Sam was originally published on the cover of Leslie's Weekly magazine on July 6, 1916, ...

Uncle Sam is an easily recognizable piece of wartime propaganda. And legend says he was based off a real person—though that ...

Though the poster appeared in 1917, Flagg’s modern representation of Uncle Sam was originally published on the cover of Leslie’s Weekly magazine on July 6, 1916, ...

Though the poster appeared in 1917, Flagg's modern representation of Uncle Sam was originally published on the cover of Leslie's Weekly magazine on July 6, 1916, ...

The Uncle Sam ‘I Want YOU’ poster is 100 years old. ... These physical attributes also belonged to James Montgomery Flagg, the illustrator who brought the modern Uncle Sam to life.