[Uncle Sam]

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Media Type: Image
Item Types: Drawings; Postcards
Description: Postcard mailed to Rev. R.B. Layton, Fredericton, New Brunswick, from Marlboro, Massachusetts.
Notes: The American icon Uncle Sam was based on Samuel Wilson, a businessman from Troy, New York. During the War of 1812 he supplied the army with beef in barrels labeled "U.S." (for "United States") but it was jokingly said that the letters stood for "Uncle Sam." Soon, "Uncle Sam" was used as shorthand for the American federal government.
Political cartoonist Thomas Nast in the 1800s depicted Uncle Sam as a serious elderly white man with white hair and a goatee beard, and dressed in clothing that recalls the design elements of the American flag: typically a top hat with red and white stripes and white stars on a blue band, and red and white striped trousers.
Inscriptions: Reverse:
50 River St., Marlboro, Mass.
What's the matter with this card. Isn't he a dandy. Give him a prominent place in your study so that you may count your blessings.
A.B. McL.
Date of Original: 25 June 1908
Subject(s): Icons
United States
Local identifier: OILL0201
Language of Item: English
Copyright Statement: Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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