Sisters of Loretto, Loretto Academy, El Paso, TX 1966
Loretto Academy - 1966
Sisters of Loretto, Loretto Academy, El Paso, TX 1966
Religion Department - bottom row: Sister Marie Claire, Sister Virgil Marie; center row: Sister Edith Anne, Sister Rita Louise, Sister Rose Judith, Sister Carol Anne, and Sister John Stephen; top row: Sister Dorothy Marie, Sister Vincentia, and Sister John Dennis. Missing: Sister Janet, Sister Martha Marie, Sister Rosalie.
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