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.