Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a mural next to the entrance of Hotel Almaty; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "One of the new hotels. Beautiful mosaic as you drive up to the entrance".

Colour Mortifee Munshaw 35mm slide depicts a group of women working in a beauty shop, specializing in manicures; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "Phyllis decided to get her hair done. It was the largest beauty shop I have ever seen. A cut was about 75 cents (and shampoo). Manicurists - they wanted to do my nails but I decided to take a picture. Manicure was about 40 cents".

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a man wearing gloves attempting to fix a car; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "Car broke down and driver had to replace belts (car is driven by pulleys and belts). He did not remove his gloves".

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a poster made for the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "Poster for 50th anniversary."

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a Kazakhstani man; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "A native Kazakhstan; you can see the Chinese here."

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts an Intourist travel brochure for Alma-Ata, the former capital of the soviet and post-soviet Kazakhstan. Now known as Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for slide reads: "Alma-Ata capital of Republic of Kazakhstan. Highly industrialized city with population of 750,000. Just north of Sinkiang [sic] [Xinjiang] province where China explodes its atomic bombs. Russia's space program and atomic bombs also originate in this republic. Separated from China by Tien Shan mountains."

Note: Intourist is the former official state travel agency of the Soviet Union. Alma-Ata is now called Almaty and has not been the capital of Kazakhstan since 1997.

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts one of the new residential buildings at that time; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "One of the new apartments".

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts Phyliss Snider standing with some students attending University of Alma-Ata; now known as Almaty.

Note for this slide reads: "Some students attending University of Alma-Ata. This city is a great educational centre".

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a handful of colourful posters set up as billboards next to each other and one of them is of V. I. Lenin; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "Some colorful posters".

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a church turned into a museum with the sign: "you are welcome" at the entrance; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "A very old church now a museum. Sign - you are welcome"