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"Uncle Sam: A Symbol of American Unity and Resilience" From Thanksgiving dinners to wartime recruitment, it has been a beloved figure in American history

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: NATIONAL RECOVERY ACT, 1933. American cartoon by Clifford Berryman, 1933

NATIONAL RECOVERY ACT, 1933. American cartoon by Clifford Berryman, 1933, showing the spirit of co-operation between employers and employees fostered by the National Recovery Act

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1896. The Cuban Melodrama. American cartoon by C. Jay Taylor, 1896

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1896. The Cuban Melodrama. American cartoon by C. Jay Taylor, 1896, casting Uncle Sam as the hero, Spain as the villain, and Cuba as the damsel in distress

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: NEW TERRITORIES CARTOON. Patient Waiters Are No Losers. An American cartoon of 1897 showing a

NEW TERRITORIES CARTOON. Patient Waiters Are No Losers. An American cartoon of 1897 showing a patient Uncle Sam waiting for new territories (Cuba, Canada, Hawaii)

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: BOXER REBELLION CARTOON. American cartoon comment, 1900, on American participation

BOXER REBELLION CARTOON. American cartoon comment, 1900, on American participation, under President William McKinley, in the expedition to free besieged foreigners during the Boxer Rebellion in China

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: CARTOON: U. S. NEUTRALITY. Satirical American cartoon comment, c1917

CARTOON: U. S. NEUTRALITY. Satirical American cartoon comment, c1917, on Uncle Sams conflicting desires to encourage
CARTOON: U.S. NEUTRALITY. Satirical American cartoon comment, c1917, on Uncle Sams conflicting desires to encourage peace by remaining neutral in World War I

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: CARTOON: NEW DEAL, 1933. American cartoon by Clifford Berryman, 1933

CARTOON: NEW DEAL, 1933. American cartoon by Clifford Berryman, 1933, showing the spirit of co-operation between employers and employees fostered by the National Recovery Act

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: OPEN DOOR CARTOON, 1900. An American cartoon of 1900 showing Uncle Sam opening China to free trade

OPEN DOOR CARTOON, 1900. An American cartoon of 1900 showing Uncle Sam opening China to free trade with the key of American diplomacy while economic competitors England and Russia look on

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1898. Uncle Sam towing battleships to Cuba

SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 1898. Uncle Sam towing battleships to Cuba: an early 20th century American cartoon on the declaration of war against Spain on 21 April 1898

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Cuba becoming a market for US goods, 1903

Cuba becoming a market for US goods, 1903
Cuba addressing Uncle Sam, " I come to buy, not beg, sir, " 1903. Hand-colored woodcut of a W.A. Rogers cartoon

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: PPRE2A-00091

PPRE2A-00091
President Theodore Roosevelt refusing to pay Colombia millions for Panama Canal rights, 1903. Hand-colored 1903 W.A. Rogers cartoon

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Credit Mobilier cartoon during the Grant Administration, 1873

Credit Mobilier cartoon during the Grant Administration, 1873
" Injured innocents" cartoon about participants in the Credit Mobilier scandal. 1873. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Progressive Movement cartoon, early 1900s

Progressive Movement cartoon, early 1900s
Progressive Republicans join old-fashioned Democrats to suprise Uncle Sam, early 1900s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 20th-century iluustration

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: GATL2A-00009

GATL2A-00009
Uncle Sam leading Cuba away from the Old World, saying, " That wicked man is going to gobble you up, my child, " 1901. Hand-colored woodcut of a 1901 illustration

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: CARTOON: BOXER REBELLION. In the Chinese Labyrinth. Cartoon showing Uncle Sam

CARTOON: BOXER REBELLION. In the Chinese Labyrinth. Cartoon showing Uncle Sam and John Bull leading Austria, Japan, France, and Germany across a field of traps in China during the Boxer Rebellion

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: SUFFRAGE CARTOON, c1919. Are Not Women Half the Nation? : American pro-suffrage cartoon

SUFFRAGE CARTOON, c1919. Are Not Women Half the Nation? : American pro-suffrage cartoon, c1919

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Vintage World War II propaganda poster of Uncle Sam

Vintage World War II propaganda poster of Uncle Sam
Vintage World War II propaganda poster featuring Uncle Sam pointing forward. It reads, No Room For Rumors

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Vintage World War I poster of Uncle Sam pointing at the reader

Vintage World War I poster of Uncle Sam pointing at the reader. It declares, Navy! Uncle Sam is calling you, Enlist in the Navy! Recruiting Station. I want you in the Navy and I want you now

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: MULTIPLICATION TABLE, 1859. Multiplication table printed in the 1859 Uncle Sams Almanac

MULTIPLICATION TABLE, 1859. Multiplication table printed in the 1859 Uncle Sams Almanac, published and printed by Sower and Barnes in Philadelphia

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: CARTOON: IMMIGRATION, 1877. Reform is Necessary in the Foreign Line. Cartoon by Thomas Nast

CARTOON: IMMIGRATION, 1877. Reform is Necessary in the Foreign Line. Cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1877, showing Uncle Sam explaining to German

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: WARFARE: WORLD WAR I. An American cartoon of 1917 by Rollin Kirby on the entry

WARFARE: WORLD WAR I. An American cartoon of 1917 by Rollin Kirby on the entry of the United States into World War I

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: CARTOON: BIRTH CONTROL. From Margaret Sangers Birth Control Review, 1918

CARTOON: BIRTH CONTROL. From Margaret Sangers Birth Control Review, 1918. Drawn by Lou Rogers

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: MONOPOLY CARTOON, 1887. A Huge Feeder, But A Poor Milker. American cartoon by W

MONOPOLY CARTOON, 1887. A Huge Feeder, But A Poor Milker. American cartoon by W.A. Rogers, 1887, on the inefficiencies in the U.S. economy resulting from monopolies

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: CARTOON: SITTING BULL. American newspaper cartoon, 1877, on the flight of Sitting Bull

CARTOON: SITTING BULL. American newspaper cartoon, 1877, on the flight of Sitting Bull and his Sioux followers to Canada and British protection

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Interupting the Ceremony. John T. McCutcheons 1918 cartoon on the Senate fight against the League

Interupting the Ceremony. John T. McCutcheons 1918 cartoon on the Senate fight against the League of Nations
LEAGUE OF NATIONS CARTOON. Interupting the Ceremony. John T. McCutcheons 1918 cartoon on the Senate fight against the League of Nations

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Can t Pound It Into His Head! American cartoon by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) for PM

Can t Pound It Into His Head! American cartoon by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) for PM, 30 September 1942
CARTOON: WORLD WAR II. Can t Pound It Into His Head! American cartoon by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) for PM, 30 September 1942

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: How Much More Do We Need? American cartoon comment, c1933, showing Uncle Sam having difficulties

How Much More Do We Need? American cartoon comment, c1933, showing Uncle Sam having difficulties staying afloat with
CARTOON: NEW DEAL, 1933. How Much More Do We Need? American cartoon comment, c1933, showing Uncle Sam having difficulties staying afloat with President Roosevelts New Deal lifesavers

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: English cartoon by Ernest Howard Shepard from Punch, 19 June 1940

English cartoon by Ernest Howard Shepard from Punch, 19 June 1940, satirizing the paltry amount of aid being offered to
CARTOON: U.S. AID, 1940. English cartoon by Ernest Howard Shepard from Punch, 19 June 1940, satirizing the paltry amount of aid being offered to the Allies in World War II by President Franklin

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Woodrow Wilson: Mexico

Woodrow Wilson: Mexico
WOODROW WILSON: MEXICO. Strange No-one thinks of renovating the Can. Cartoon, 1916, by J.N. ( Ding ) Darling

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: UNCLE SAM: CARTOON, 1840. Uncle Sams Pet Pups! One of the earliest cartoon appearances (1840)

UNCLE SAM: CARTOON, 1840. Uncle Sams Pet Pups! One of the earliest cartoon appearances (1840) of Uncle Sam and showing him chasing Andrew Jackson

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: FREE SILVER CARTOON, 1896. He Must Be Kept Out (of the White House)

FREE SILVER CARTOON, 1896. He Must Be Kept Out (of the White House). An anti-Free Silver cartoon by Joseph Keppler, Jr. 1896

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: CARTOON: PHILIPPINES, 1899. A discouraging undertaking. American newspaper cartoon about

CARTOON: PHILIPPINES, 1899. A discouraging undertaking. American newspaper cartoon about the Philippines Insurrection. Wood engraving, 1899

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: CARTOON: CUBA, 1895. Some Time in the Future: prophetic American cartoon by Louis Dalrymple, 1895

CARTOON: CUBA, 1895. Some Time in the Future: prophetic American cartoon by Louis Dalrymple, 1895, of Uncle Sam comforting a distraught Cuba

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: W. MCKINLEY CARTOON, 1896. American cartoon by J. S. Pughe, 1896

W. MCKINLEY CARTOON, 1896. American cartoon by J. S. Pughe, 1896, suggesting that Monopoly would be welcome at
W. MCKINLEY CARTOON, 1896. American cartoon by J.S. Pughe, 1896, suggesting that Monopoly would be welcome at the White House When McKinley is President

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: FREE SILVER CARTOON, 1890. The Silver Sun of Prosperity. American cartoon, 1890

FREE SILVER CARTOON, 1890. The Silver Sun of Prosperity. American cartoon, 1890, by Bernard Gillam hailing the enactment of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: NAST: INFLATION, 1873. By inflation you will burst. Cartoon, 1873, by Thomas Nast

NAST: INFLATION, 1873. By inflation you will burst. Cartoon, 1873, by Thomas Nast

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: LEAGUE OF NATIONS CARTOON. News From the Outside World. Pulitzer Prize winning cartoon, 1925

LEAGUE OF NATIONS CARTOON. News From the Outside World. Pulitzer Prize winning cartoon, 1925, by Rollin Kirby on the conspicuous absence of the United States, Soviet Union

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: IMMIGRATION CARTOON, 1883. And Still They Come. American cartoon, 1883, with Uncle Sam

IMMIGRATION CARTOON, 1883. And Still They Come. American cartoon, 1883, with Uncle Sam and John Bull discussing the continuing influx of British immigrants to the U.S

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: PHILIPPIINES CARTOON, 1898 What Will He Do With it?: Having acquired the Philippines

PHILIPPIINES CARTOON, 1898 What Will He Do With it?: Having acquired the Philippines, Uncle Sam ponders how to deal with that country: American cartoon, 1898, by Charles Nelan

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: WHISKEY RING CARTOON, 1876. Probe Away! American cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1876

WHISKEY RING CARTOON, 1876. Probe Away! American cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1876, on the continuing investigation of members of the Whiskey Ring

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: CARTOON: CONSTITUTION. A mid-20th century American cartoon showing the steps from the Articles of

CARTOON: CONSTITUTION. A mid-20th century American cartoon showing the steps from the Articles of Confederation to the Federal Constitution

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Cartoon of Benjamin Harrisons presidential candidacy

Cartoon of Benjamin Harrisons presidential candidacy
Benjamin Harrison as a Republican elephant breaking away with the nomination, 1888. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century W.A. Rogers illustration

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: The Threatening Note, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel

The Threatening Note, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
The Threatening Note, 1865. Attorney Lincoln. Now, Uncle Sam, You re in A Darned Hurry to Serve this Here Notice on John Bull

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Justice to the Rescue!, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain

Justice to the Rescue!, 1876. Artist: Joseph Swain
Justice to the Rescue!, 1876. Uncle Sam and John Bull, representing Britain and the United States of America, are tearing up the Extradition Treaty of 1842

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: Uncle Sam Church 1895 Commercial relief process

Uncle Sam Church 1895 Commercial relief process
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Background imageUncle Sam Collection: John Bull Uncle Sam 1817-64 Graphite Sheet

John Bull Uncle Sam 1817-64 Graphite Sheet
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Background imageUncle Sam Collection: San Francisco, California, USA. Antique coin operated game of Uncle Sam

San Francisco, California, USA. Antique coin operated game of Uncle Sam
San Francisco, California, Usa. Antique coin operated game of Uncle Sam

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: 4TH OF JULY PAGEANT, c1910. Fourth of July pageant at the American Colony, Jerusalem

4TH OF JULY PAGEANT, c1910. Fourth of July pageant at the American Colony, Jerusalem, with people in red, white, and blue costumes and dressed up as Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty

Background imageUncle Sam Collection: AD: TAILORING, c1898. Uncle Sam is expanding and so is E

AD: TAILORING, c1898. Uncle Sam is expanding and so is E.E. Strauss & Co.s business in high art tailoring. Advertising poster with Uncle Sam with one foot in the Philippines




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"Uncle Sam: A Symbol of American Unity and Resilience" From Thanksgiving dinners to wartime recruitment, it has been a beloved figure in American history. In 1869, Thomas Nast's Thanksgiving cartoon depicted Uncle Sam's inclusive nature, inviting all comers to his bountiful table. During World War I, James Montgomery Flagg immortalized Uncle Sam with the iconic "I Want You" poster. This powerful image became synonymous with patriotism and inspired countless Americans to join the U. S. Army. In 1940, as Franklin D. Roosevelt sought re-election, Flagg's campaign poster rallied support for the president. It showcased how Uncle Sam represented leadership and stability during challenging times. Joseph Keppler's pro-immigration cartoon from 1880 portrayed Uncle Sam welcoming immigrants with open arms. Reflecting America's diverse heritage, it celebrated the nation as a land of opportunity for all. When America entered World War II, James Montgomery Flagg once again called upon Uncle Sam in his famous Red Cross poster. With the words "Your Red Cross Needs You, " it urged citizens to contribute their efforts towards supporting troops on the front lines. Cartoonists also used Uncle Sam to critique political policies like President Taft's antitrust measures in 1911 or promote presidential candidates such as Grover Cleveland and Allen G. Thurman in 1888. During both world wars, James Montgomery Flagg created posters depicting solidarity between America and its allies – be it Britain or other nations fighting alongside them against common enemies. Beyond politics and war propaganda, even everyday objects like coffee labels featured an image seated on a cannon while whittling away at a torn rebel flag during the Civil War era - symbolizing resilience against division within our own borders. Lastly, let us not forget that Monroe Doctrine Cartoon which emphasized America’s commitment to protecting its interests in Latin America - showcasing how even foreign policy was represented through the figure of Uncle Sam.