Directory of Teachers in the Public Schools, 1905: Josephine Lynas, Public School 72, Brooklyn
1905 · Board of Education of the City of New York, Directory of Teachers in the Public Schools, 1905 (New York: Board of Education, 1905); Library of Congress copy
Named here: Josephine Lynas
The book at the Internet Archive
Transcription
Read from the page image (scan n312, printed page 309). The school's heading is on p. 308:
Public School 72
New Lots Road, Schenck and Livonia Avenues—District No. 40
Grades—Kindergarten to 8B
p. 309, in the alphabetical list of the school's teachers:
Josephine McC. Klohr ........ 308 Wyona Street
Josephine Lynas ........ 100 Rockaway Avenue
Lena K. Mack ........ 43 W. 27th Street, Manhattan
The index (p. 505 of the volume's text) gives "Lynas, Josephine 309".
Citation: Board of Education of the City of New York, Directory of Teachers in the Public Schools, 1905 (New York, 1905), pp. 308–309, Borough of Brooklyn, Public School 72, entry for Josephine Lynas; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/directoryofteach00newy, scan n312), from the Library of Congress, accessed 10 November 2026. The Internet Archive catalogues the volume as "1900"; its title page reads 1905.
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine Lynas | Occupation | Teacher, Public School 72, New Lots Road at Schenck and Livonia Avenues, Brooklyn (District No. 40), 1905 | No occupation | new |
| Josephine Lynas | Residence | 100 Rockaway Avenue [Brooklyn], 1905 | Residence 1905, Brooklyn, A.D. 16, E.D. 11, Kings, New York | agrees, with the address |