A white goatee on a chiseled face. Bushy eyebrows over burning eyes. Silver hair flowing out from under a tall top hat decorated with stars. And one bony finger pointed toward the observer.

And one bony finger pointed toward the observer. These attributes belonged to Uncle Sam, as seen in the famed "I want YOU for U.S. Army" poster that helped recruit legions of young men to fight in ...

WASHINGTON -- A proliferation of colorful and striking posters emerged as, in effect, the social media of the time during World War II. Perhaps the most iconic was the Uncle Sam poster ...

NMAH, Division of Armed Forces The original artwork by James Montgomery Flagg’s for the ‘I Want You’ Uncle Sam poster was based on a sketch of Britain’s Secretary of State for War ...

said Kevin Edmiston, curator of the new exhibit, “Uncle Sam Wants You!: World War I and the American Poster.” ExploreRELATED: 100 years ago, the US entered World War I. See the 1917 front page.

These attributes belonged to Uncle Sam, as seen in the famed “I want YOU for U.S. Army” poster that helped recruit legions of young men to fight in World Wars I and II. The poster first ...

And one bony finger pointed toward the observer. These attributes belonged to Uncle Sam, as seen in the famed "I want YOU for U.S. Army" poster that helped recruit legions of young men to fight in ...