I Want You is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on December 31st, 2013.
I Want You
This photo was taken of the poster at the Sign Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. The original of this military poster is said to have been designed by... more
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I Want You
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Phyllis Taylor
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This photo was taken of the poster at the Sign Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. The original of this military poster is said to have been designed by James Montgomery Flagg in 1917 for WW 1 and it is said to be "the most famous poster in the world".
This is not that original poster but one that has been modified for WW 2 because it has Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard & Merchant Marine on it in addition to the original U.S. Army.
Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national personification of the American government that, according to legend, came into use during the War of 1812 and was supposedly named for Samuel Wilson. The first use of Uncle Sam in literature was in the 1816 allegorical book "The Adventures of Uncle Sam in Search After His Lost Honor" by Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy, Esq. An Uncle Sam is mentioned as early as 1775, in the original "Yankee Doodle" lyrics of the Revolutionary War. It is not clear whether this reference is to Uncle Sam as a metaphor for the United States. The lyrics as a whole clearly deride the military efforts of the young nation, besieging the British at Boston. The 13th stanza is:
Old Uncle Sam come there to change
Some pancakes and some onions,
For �lasses cakes, to carry home
To give his wife and young ones.
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