Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag was released on January 1, 1900.

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag has a runtime of 1m.

Recovering from a severe illness (likely typhoid), W.K.L. Dickson received word from London that the audience's enthusiasm for the military was lessening. He sent back this celebration of the expanding empire in response, capturing the annexation ceremony of 28 May 1900. "Thanks to the Biograph, which faithfully recorded this magnificent scene," Dickson later wrote, "the people of the world who were not as fortunate as those present will see what it saw, and doubtless sing 'God Save The Queen'".

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag is a Documentary, Short film.

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag has an audience rating of 2.6 out of 10.