Uncle Sam Costume, 1956
date: label: Date made
content: 1984
label: Date made
content: 1956-05-25
notes: label: Description
content: By the mid-19th century Uncle Sam became the most recognizable personification of the U.S. government. Rather than an authority figure, he most often was portrayed with affection and used as an emblem of national kinship to instill patriotism. This costume was worn by Wilburt E. Leppien. Leppien first appeared as Uncle Sam in 1956 and took part in numerous ceremonies and parades across the country, including five presidential inaugurations.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Wisconsin
topic: label: used
content: Parades
label: classified
content: Costume
setName: label: See more items in
content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Marcella M. Leppien
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0974.02
label: accession number
content: 1984.0974
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0974.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Costume
label: Object Type
content: costume
label: Object Type
content: Costume
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fibers (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red; white; blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall jacket: 44 in x 22 in; 111.76 cm x 55.88 cm