WIN: Large Format Photograph c.1920 of Holy Name Cathedral Donated by Ward Miller Featured in 175th Anniversary Celebration of the Parish and the 150th Anniversary of the Holy Name Cathedral Building

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Ward Miller and Cathleen Chevigny-Miller at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Cornerstone Luncheon on Sunday, November 23, 2025 celebrating the 175th anniversary of the parish and the 150th anniversary of the Holy Name Cathedral Building. Large format photograph of Holy Name Cathedral donated by Ward Miller to Holy Name Cathedral in 2010. The historic photograph c.1920 shows the church interior prior to the 1968 remodeling. The original photograph was donated to the Art Institute with and another large format print was donated to St. Ignatius College Prep by Ward Miller in honor of his grandparents. Ward Miller and his grandparents attended Easter Sunday services at Holy Name Cathedral in 1968, just prior to the extensive remodeling. Holy Name Cathedral, 1874, Patrick Keely, Henry Schlacks, Joseph J. McCarthy and Charles Murphy, 735 N. State Street. Photo credit: Ward Miller / Preservation Chicago

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