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View ArticleThe Story of the Sacketts of Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD PIONEERS . . Above: The extended Sackett family in front of the Sackett Hotel, in 1898. From left to right: Betsy Otis, H.D. Sackett‘s aunt; Mrs. Sackett; Lyman Hathaway, cousin of Mary...
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