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Frank Miller and the Mission Inn: A Center of Cultural Diversity in Riverside.

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1 Frank Miller and the Mission Inn: A Center of Cultural Diversity in Riverside

2 The Mission Inn Hotel, formerly the Glenwood Hotel, during its early years under Frank A. Miller.

3 Above: The Chinese Pavilion, located in downtown Riverside near the Mission Inn, commemorates their contribution. Below: Riverside’s Chinatown, located near the intersection of Brockton and Tequesquite.

4 Frank Miller collected and exhibited artifacts, such as the Nanjing Bell, that demonstrate his appreciation for Chinese art and culture.

5 In 1929, Miller was honored by the Japanese emperor in a ceremony at the Mission Inn where he received the Fourth Degree of Merit of Meiji with the Small Order of the Rising Sun.

6 Frank Miller took his first trip to Europe in 1907. He visited six different countries and attended an important peace conference.

7 The Rayas Retablo

8 The Court of the Orient – Just a sampling of Frank Miller’s collections from Japan and China.

9 The Mission Inn’s Rotunda Wing, shortly after completion in 1931.


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