The Jolly Fisherman

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The Jolly Fisherman is a poster created by artist John Hassall (illustrator) in 1908 after he had been commissioned by the Great Northern Railways (GNR). It is regarded as one of the most famous holiday advertisements of all time and is believed to have significantly impacted on the success of Skegness, Lincolnshire as a holiday destination.

He is now the mascot for Skegness and celebrates his 100th birthday in 2008.

[edit] External links

Jolly Fisherman website
Information from the website of Skegness
The official National Railway Museum print website containing a number of Jolly Fisherman posters

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This page was last modified 15:52, 1 June 2008 by Wikipedia user Jollyfisherman. Based on work by Wikipedia user(s) Jabencarsey, Alaibot, Marasmusine and Paste and Anonymous user(s) of Wikipedia.
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