Uncle Sam
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J. M. Flagg's 1917 poster was based on the original British Lord Kitchener poster of three years earlier.
It was used to recruit soldiers for both World War I and World War II.
Flagg used a modified version of his own face for Uncle Sam, and veteran Walter Botts provided the pose.