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Uncle Sam and Columbia standing at the entrance to the "U.S. Foundling Asylum" as a basket of crying children labeled "Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii, [and] Philippine" is presented to them by a pair of arms representing "Manifest Destiny". Inside the…

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Puerto Rico and Hawai'i view a portrait of George Washington and describe the him as their stepfather

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"Uncle Sam in progressive stages from childhood in 1783 to 1899, growing in number of states and acreage"

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Quoted from Flickr at the above listed link: This sculpture of Don Luis Munoz Rivera, was originally executed in 1959 by Compostela and dedicated in Washington Park in 1968. It was stolen in 1979 from a warehouse where it…

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Judge magazine centerfold (Feb-6-1897) Columbia reaches out to oppressed Cuba with Blindfolded Uncle Sam in background illustrated by Hamilton

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Luis Muñoz Rivera 100th Anniversary 1859-1959. MACO, 1959. Bronze. Diameter 50.89mm, 68.5 grams. Artist-obv / Francisco Vazquez Diaz "Compostela", rev / Ramon Gordils. Medal turn. Mintages : bronze-970, silver plated-20, gold plated-10

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A greedy Uncle Sam reaches out for Cuba and Spain wishes to protect it from falling into American hands

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Luis Muñoz Rivera 100th Anniversary 1859-1959. MACO, 1959. Bronze. Diameter 50.89mm, 68.5 grams. Artist-obv / Francisco Vazquez Diaz "Compostela", rev / Ramon Gordils. Medal turn. Mintages : bronze-970, silver plated-20, gold plated-10

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Plaque at the entrance of the San Antonio de Padua Church in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico.
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