POSTER
[Documentary Artifact]

Accession Number: 1991.10.1240

Physical Description: This rectangular paper poster features a large color illustration of Uncle Sam gesturing at the viewer, with the text “I Want You.” This World War I Army recruiting poster was designed by James Montgomery Flagg and printed by the Leslie-Judge Company of New York in 1917.

Date: Between 1917 and 1918

Index Terms

Associations and Subjects

Event: World War, 1914-1918
Origin, Place of: New York (N.Y.)
Theme/topic: Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
Business / Organization: United States. Army

Creators and Contributors

James Montgomery Flagg
Leslie-Judge Company

Status: Inventoried

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