Uncle Sam is 100 years old. At ... eventually giving him the white beard and stars-and-stripes ... Flagg’s poster of a stern-looking Uncle Sam — red tie, blue coat and white top hat accented ...

The lineage of Uncle Sam, benign personification of the nation, was again raised last week. Was this lean Yankee character in beaver hat and striped trousers who reflects the emotions of ...

Top hat to pass to new Uncle Sam next year Carol Britton Meyer Being named Hingham’s next Uncle Sam is the fulfillment of a dream for longtime Hingham resident George Ford.

Though Nast went through several iterations with Uncle Sam, he finally settled on dressing a comically lanky man in red and white striped pants, a blue coat, and a top hat.

The Uncle Sam known today was created first by cartoonist Thomas Nast, who drew a tall, young man with a beard wearing the top hat, striped pants and waistcoat.

His Uncle Sam is a scruffy old man with a scraggly beard, literally too big for his striped britches, wearing a fuzzy top hat, waistcoat, jacket and enormous bow tie.

The image of Uncle Sam with a top hat and tail coat is thought to have appeared shortly after the War of 1812, in which the United States and indigenous allies fought against the British.

But the Uncle Sam known today was created first by cartoonist Thomas Nast, who drew a tall, young man with a beard wearing the top hat, striped pants and waistcoat. Similar Uncle Sams were used in ...

Uncle Sam has been an important symbol in the United States since the War of 1812. The name was first seen in print in a book written in 1816. Today's Uncle Sam, with top hat, striped jacket and ...

Uncle Sam is linked to Samuel Wilson (1766-1854), a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the U.S. Army during the war with Great Britain. Wilson stamped the barrels ...

Uncle Sam has been an important symbol in the United States since the War of 1812. The name was first seen in print in a book written in 1816. Today’s Uncle Sam, with top hat, striped jacket and ...