Mildred Stead Capron

Mildred Stead Capron (1899-1978) was an avid traveler, author, photographer, and filmmaker. She was a member of the Society of Women Geographers from 1955 until her death. She was also a conservationist. After moving to Wyoming in her thirties, Capron lived on the Arapaho Reservation and wrote books about the Arapaho and Shoshone tribes. Later she moved to Moose, Wyoming, at the base of the Teton Mountain range and operated Capron Film Productions. Capron recorded many of her travels to places such as South Africa, Portugal, Ireland and various destinations in the United States on 16 mm film. She also captured notable scenes from the Big Horn and Green River Lakes, as well as examples of mining and ranching in Wyoming. Her films were mostly silent so that Capron could provide "illuminating narration" in the form of accompanying lectures, which she delivered in person. In addition to her full length films, she gathered clips that she would use to create her productions. A selection of her films and her compilations of clips are provided.

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Mildred Capron, ca. 1950

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ah03470_0021
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 1, Folder 1, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Biography of Mildred Capron

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ah03470_0022
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 1, Folder 1, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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"Sky High in Wyoming" press release, 1951

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ah03470_0007
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 3, Folder 3, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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"Sky High in Wyoming" newspaper article, May 25, 1951

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ah03470_0009
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 3, Folder 3, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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"Sky High in Wyoming" promotional material, 1951

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ah03470_0010-11
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 3, Folder 3, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Sky High in Wyoming (Part 1 of 2) - silent film

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ahcav_03470_035
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 17, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Sky High in Wyoming (Part 2 of 2) - silent film

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ahcav_03470_036
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 17, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Wild horse roundup - silent film

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ahcav_03470_007
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 15, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Wildlife clips - silent

Capron collected scenes she would use in her productions. Scenes for this compilation include trumpeter swan, snowshoe rabbit; chickadees, magpie, and marten on suet feeder.

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ahcav_03470_020
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 15, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Ice harvesting for Pacific Fruit Express in Laramie, Wyoming - silent

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ahcav_03470_022
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 15, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Yellowstone National Park print cuts - silent

Scenes include waterfalls, geysers, Fishing Bridge, gulls, bull moose, bears begging at cars, and deer in winter by church.

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ahcav_03470_023
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 15, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Wyoming print cuts - silent

Scenes include woodpecker feeding baby; a lake; Knight Hall at University of Wyoming; University Art Department; porcupine; mountains and beaver lodge; setting trap for beaver; wild horse corral; antelope; Bob Carmichael fishing; Lola Green fishing; chipmunk eating; Moose Chapel & window; heron at gold sunlight; elk at gold sunlight; winter river; chickadee; stellar jays; salsify floating; two boys re porcupine; butterfly on yellow flower; beaver at lodge at late light; Canada goose near water; two geese then flight; trumpeter swan on wa

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ahcav_03470_026
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 15, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Rodeo and Rawlins Archer's Club buffalo hunt, 1947 - silent

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ahcav_03470_027
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 15, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Green River Rendezvous, Wyoming - silent

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ahcav_03470_029
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 15, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Wyoming scenes, including Cowboy Joe at the University of Wyoming - silent

Scenes include petroglyphs at Dinwoody; cattle being moved to summer feeding; snow melting; University of Wyoming mascot Cowboy Joe; Wyoming scenes; and University of Wyoming scenes.

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ahcav_03470_030
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 15, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Wyoming scenes - silent

Scenes include Wyoming painters, moose, marten, birds, chipmunk; waterfowl, Grand Tetons, antelope, beaver, cattle drive, and elk feeding at National Elk Refuge near Jackson, Wyoming. 

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ahcav_03470_031
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 1 American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Wyoming scenes - silent

Capron labeled this set of clips as "Wyoming Original." Scenes include antelope; birds drinking water along shoreline; car driving on dirt road in sagebrush desert; South Pass City; landscape showing red hills; mallard duck and goose nests with eggs; sagebrush; Halleck's Point in the Grand Tetons; driving in a blizzard; Crowheart Butte; Mount Moran across lake; rock formations at Red Buttes near Laramie; wildflowers; Papoose Lake, Sublette County; "Howdy Stranger" billboard; relief map of Wyoming; Murie plaque; cattle drive near Dinwoody Lake;&nb

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ahcav_03470_032
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 15, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Deep Roots in the Chesapeake I - silent

Chesapeake Bay highlights; historical reenactments; Naval Academy; Baltimore; steel factory; oyster harvest; tobacco farm.

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ahcav_03470_037
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 16, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Deep Roots in the Chesapeake II

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ahcav_03470_038
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 16, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Ireland A Living Tapestry I - silent

Irish landscapes; glass blowing; Arklow Pottery; Dublin Horse Show.

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ahcav_03470_039
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 16, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Ireland A Living Tapestry II

Irish landscapes; rope making; linen weaving; peat cutting; various industries.

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ahcav_03470_040
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 16, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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The Spell of Brittany

Travelogue about France. Narration is resource identifier ahcav_03470_041. 

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ahcav_03470_042
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 19, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Narration for The Spell of Brittany

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ahcav_03470_041
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 19, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Ten Islands of Lost Legends: Madeira and Azores I - silent

Highlights of Madeira & the Azores social life and industry.

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ahcav_03470_045
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 18, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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Ten Islands of Lost Legends: Madeira and Azores II - silent

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ahcav_03470_046
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Mildred Stead Capron papers, Collection No. 3470, Box 18, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
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