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UNCLE SAM folks of all ages, he was synonymous Perhaps the best was Lounsbury
Continued from Page 1 with the 4th of July, a fact not easily Company’s unnumbered set, first
overlooked by firms like Nash, sold in 1907. This group of four
Uncle Sam’s greatest popularity Lounsbury and Ullman. Of the different features Uncle Sam on
came during the last fifty years of hundreds of different Independence each. He is depicted holding a furled
the 19th century. Famous political Day postcards printed for the holiday flag, watching children boisterously
cartoonist Thomas Nast was the first between 1904 and 1918, more celebrating, being driven by Teddy
illustrator to use Uncle Sam on a than one-third have Uncle Sam as Roosevelt in a flag-draped auto, and
regular basis in editorial drawings. part of the picture. Many times, he seated in a high chair while children
The many he did for Harper’s Weekly dominated the scene. representing our “colonies” - Hawaii,
in the years after the Civil War Guam, Cuba and Puerto Rico - swarm
helped to fix the image of the sparse- around him with firecrackers and flags.
framed cartoon patriot in the public’s Vigorous celebration of the holiday by Series J-8 by Nash is also a fine
Uncle Sam and friend Postcard
mind. (1906-1910) by Santaway Co. ↓ offering. In this embossed, vertical
Also, circus clown Dan Rice set of six, one of the patriotic figures
made an important contribution. For inside the red, white and blue border
several decades he dressed up as is Uncle Sam.
Uncle Sam for his act and talked to Gottschalk, Dreyfus & Davis
the audience in his own unique style couldn’t get enough of the top-
of cracker barrel humor. hatted, cigar-smoking gent.
The last touches upon the image Their Series 2099 of six cards
of Uncle Sam came from the ↑ One of many postcards for the 4th of portray Uncle Sam five times;
prolific and talented pen of James July published by Nash Co. in the years similarly, Series 2172, also of six
Montgomery Flagg, a legendary leading up to World War I. cards, used him three times.
whose career spanned the first three Numerous other publishers
decades of the 20th century. It was popularity, manufacturers, publishers, employed Uncle Sam, including
his now famous poster of a very and the business community jumped Osborn, Santaway and Paul
stern-looking Uncle Sam staring into aboard the band wagon. Soon there Finkenrath of Berlin (Series 8252).
the eyes of the nation’s young men were all sorts of novelties and Several anonymous publishers
and telling them I Want You for playthings. contributed some fine cards, as well.
the U.S. Army” that once and for all Including a seemingly endless Besides the 4th of July, a few of
fixed the old gent into the minds of flow of souvenir postcards. our other favorite holidays became
most Americans. Publishers, large and small, were roosting places of Uncle Sam.
As Uncle Sam began gaining quick to adopt Uncle Sam as an
important symbol of the nation. With Continued >

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