Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag
Watch bloemfontein: unfurling the flag full movie online. 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'".
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: South Africa, United Kingdom
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