An Alaskan vista with a lake and mountains in view. This photograph was taken as part of C-SPAN's coverage of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Anchorage, Alaska.
The Idaho State Capitol. This photograph was taken as part of C-SPAN's coverage of the National Governors' Association meeting in Boise, Idaho in 1985.
A person rides a bull as part of a "Frontier Days" celebration in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This photograph was taken as part of the C-SPAN "States of the Nation '85" tour.
President of the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA) Louis Adler. This photograph was taken as part of the coverage of the RTNDA meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
This detail shows one of the remotely controlled Sony BVP-7 cameras, driven by the Radamec EPO tilt and pan head, with the Panasonic spotter camera mounted above. One of the existing microphones can be seen fixed to the underside of the Gallery. Photograph courtesy of Quantel-Link.
At the rear of the control room rae located five bays of racking, including the BT and BetaCam SP video archiving equipment. These racks are mounted on an area of raised flooring, to allow better view forward and for routing of cables within the room. Photograph courtesy of Quantel-Link.
Looking forward towards the monitor stack, this view shows the Technical Supervisor's position with the cue computer to the left. Photograph courtesy of Quantel-Link.
Inside the Control Room, three camera operators and one Director control the eight remote cameras installed in the House. Broadcast Communications Director Annie Rowe guides Camera 8 simply with the touch of a finger to the screen. Photograph courtesy of Quantel-Link.
CAD Drawing-Control Room. This computer drawn perspective illustrates the very powerful design facilities employed by Quantel-Link in the visualisation of the project. Any point of view, in or into the control room can be selected and plotted within minutes. Print courtesy of Quantel-Link.
Use of Quantel-Link's Matra Datavision CAD system enabled rapid design and detailed checking of the project proposals: essential if the installation were to be completed within the very short time allowed during the Summer recess. Photograph courtesy of Quantel-Link.
This view of the House is taken from the Strangers' Gallery, looking across the chamber towards the Speaker's chair. Some of the remote cameras and the existing suspended microphones are visible. Photograph courtesy of Quantel-Link.
An aerial view taken in late 1986 showing Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. The high rise buildings on the left form part of the development in the City of London housing the headquarters of the major financial institutions including the Stock Exchange and Lloyds.