BLOEMFONTEIN: UNFURLING THE FLAG

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 403236).

Synopsis

ACTUALITY. Boer war. Single shot of the Bloemfontein annexation ceremony on May 28th 1900.

Military parade in the market square at Bloemfontein at which General Pretyman named the Orange River Colony (formerly the Orange Free State) on behalf of the Queen. British troops paraded in a circle in market square around flag pole. A large flag is unfurled (48ft/35mm).

Note: Originally filmed in 68mm. Taken by William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson 28 May 1900. The ceremony took place at noon.

Refs: W.K-L. Dickson, The Biograph in Battle (1901), pp 208, 211 [illus.] Palace Theatre programme, 3 July 1900.

 

Titles

  • SCHULTZE CAN 46B (Acquisition)
  • ANNEXATION CEREMONY AT BLOEMFONTEIN (Alternative)
  • BLOEMFONTEIN: UNFURLING THE FLAG
 

Technical Data

Year:
1900
Film Gauge (Format):
68mm film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
48 ft
 

Production Credits

Photography
DICKSON, William Kennedy-Laurie
Production Company
British Mutoscope and Biograph Company