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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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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″]