Final film of Joyce Mackenzie.
In 1869, the state of Wyoming became the first state to grant women the right to vote. The first woman to serve on a jury in the U.S. was in Laramie, Wyoming in 1870. There were no all-female juries in any trial in the state as depicted in this film. In 1871 a judge declared the Suffrage Act of 1869 did not apply to women on juries. Subsequently, no woman served on a jury (except in one case in 1880) until the law was changed in 1949.
This film features three different steam locomotives. Two are ex-Virginia & Truckee 4-4-0's - No. 18 "The Dayton" made in 1873 and No. 22 "The Inyo" made in 1875. The third locomotive, disguised as "The Inyo", is a 2-6-0 Mogul No. 5 from the former Nevada County Narrow Gauge Line, and was shot on the Universal lot appearing near the beginning of the film. This locomotive is on display at the NCNG Museum in Nevada City, California. The first two locomotives are at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City, Nevada. The Dayton is on static display, while as of 2020 The Inyo remains operational.
During this film, a newspaper is shown. It is the 'Laramie Journal'. The headlines are... "First Women Jury in U.S. chosen. Laramie Centre of World-wide Interest." So, the USA, in the past, spelled 'centre' the 'correct' way.