| Title |
Roadometer P.2 |
| File Name |
39222001738736.tif |
| Photo Number |
No. 9448 |
| Classification |
745.5 |
| Publisher |
Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Subject |
Artifacts/Relics/Collectibles |
| Person |
Clayton, William; Harmon, Appleton Milo; Lowe, Thomas G. |
| Other Subject |
Odometers |
| Description |
Roadometer built in 1876 by Thomas G. Lowe to measure distances between villages in Arizona. Often mistaken for early odometer conceived by William Clayton and made by Appleton Harmon in 1847. Suggested by William Clayton, of the Mormon Pioneer Party enroute to Utah, May 8, 1847 - Clayton had measured the wagon wheel and found it to turn 360 times per mile. He had also actually counted the revolutions of the wheel - more than four thousand turns - while traveling 11 1/4 miles that day. Appleton Harmon made the gadget May 11-12 and put it into service on the 12th, so Clayton counted miles instead of turns of the wheel. On May 16, Harmon attached an extra gear to report every 10 miles - and cased the entire roadometer to protect it against the weather. |
| Rights Management |
Digital Image © 2009 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
Utah State Historical Society |
| Relation |
Classified Photograph Collection |
| Source Format |
Print Photograph |
| Source Size |
6.4 x 4.3 inches |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Format Creation |
Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. Archival resolution: 2543 x 1703 |
| Scanned By |
Jake Trauscht |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6rf68cb |
| Setname |
dha_cp |
| ID |
447641 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rf68cb |
