Thomas Bewick wood engravings circa 1780-1790
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Rochester institute of technology
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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...
Bewick, Thomas, 1753-1828
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English wood-engraver. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newcastle, to Fenwick Bewick, 1786 Jan. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870325 Thomas Bewick was a noted English wood engraver, artist, and naturalist. From the description of Chillingham Bull / Thomas Bewick. 1789. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 233574761 Born near Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in 1753, Thomas Bewick was a wood engraver and ornithologist whose ...