Talk about a photo finish. In one of the closest Library Jewels online polls ever, the 1873 photo of a Tacoma family enjoying a picnic edged out the 1784 chart of the Northwest coast of North America in the August edition of the monthly series.

The picnic photo received 49 percent of the votes, while the chart gathered 46 percent. A 1934 map of Columbia County was a distant third with 5 percent.

We plan to unveil the September edition of our Archives Treasures in the next week or two, so be ready!