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Uncle Sam's origins and other symbols of the US - Coggle Diagram
Uncle Sam's origins and other symbols of the US
Feminine symbols
Columbia (1738)
personnification of America
represents New World and European Colonies of America
its name comes from Columbus
Statue of Liberty
icon of freedom and America
put together in 1886
Columbia symbol fell out of use for the Statue of Liberty in 1920
Poster
British poster
red white and blue
James Montgomery Flagg
In 1989 It was decided that Sept 13th was the Official Uncle Sam Day (On Samuel Wilson's birthday)
Uncle Sam's origins
founded a company of meat packing with his brother Ebeneezer (E&S Wilson)
US stamped on the barrel represented United States but people said it was for Uncle Sam
meat packer and meat inspector for the US Army during the war in 1812
John Bull is the English equivalent of Uncle Sam
Samuel Wilson
1961 : Congress stated that Samuel Wilson is at the origin of Uncle Sam
1915 : 1st time the poster was published
Uncle Sam and Brother Jonathan
tall thin older man with top hat
striped pants
yankee style
Uncle Sam : Political symbol of America, he represents the government.
Brother Jonathan was the symbol of American people and society from the 1800's