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Rare, historic atlas wins Library Jewels tourney!

Rare, historic atlas wins Library Jewels tourney!

Our super high-tech tourney bracket shows the path to victory for the atlas. The secret to winning the Library Jewels tourney? Be old. Be very old. Just as it done in earlier rounds of the tourney, the State Library’s rare, nearly 500-year-old atlas scored a dominating win in the championship game, attracting 69 percent of the votes, while the Dr. Seuss World War II booklet on malaria managed 31 percent. In all four of its tourney wins, the atlas received…

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Rare atlas vs. Dr. Seuss booklet in Library tourney final

Rare atlas vs. Dr. Seuss booklet in Library tourney final

The semifinal to determine the second entry in the championship game of our Library Jewels tourney turned into a close battle. By the time voting ended, the tourney’s sentimental favorite, a Dr. Seuss World War II booklet on malaria, emerged victorious, edging the J.W. Thompson photo collection of Washington 52 percent to 48 percent. This sets up what promises to be a riveting and entertaining tourney championship contest between the Dr. Seuss booklet and a rare, nearly 500-year old atlas,…

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Library tourney: Rare, historic atlas reaches final

Library tourney: Rare, historic atlas reaches final

What began as a close battle turned into a blowout as the State Library’s rare, historic atlas nearly 500 years old cruised past an 1874 book on the Northwest coast’s marine mammals 62 percent to 38 percent in the first semifinal of the Library Jewels tourney. The win propels the atlas into the final, where it will meet the winner of the other semi featuring the J.W. Thompson photo collection of Washington and the Dr. Seuss World War II booklet…

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Library tourney quarterfinal #1: rare 500-year-old atlas vs. 1910 photo album of NW WA

Library tourney quarterfinal #1: rare 500-year-old atlas vs. 1910 photo album of NW WA

Now it gets interesting. After devoting nearly two weeks to just the first round, the Library Jewels tourney shifts to the quarterfinals. Our first QF matchup features a nearly-500-year-old rare atlas against a 1910 photo album of northwestern Washington. You have until 9 a.m. on Monday to vote on your favorite. Just use the online poll below. Rare, historic atlas nearly 500 years old 1910 photo album of northwestern Washington [poll id=”75″]  

Rare atlas cruises to win in Library Jewels tourney opener

Rare atlas cruises to win in Library Jewels tourney opener

This rare atlas moves to the second round. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Library) The first game of our Library Jewels tourney turned into a laugher, as the rare and historic atlas nearly 500 years old gathered 67 percent of the votes, while the precursor text to Le Jeune’s famous Chinook shorthand, by Paul Durieu, attracted only 33 percent. Game 2, which pits WTBBL’s Ray Charles connections against a 1910 photo album of northwestern Washington, starts this afternoon, so be…

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