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 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 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"

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts two women cleaning the front entrance of a church while talking to Phyliss Snider; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "These women were doing some clean up work".

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 three boys posing for the camera in long sleeved clothing; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "Some youngsters who were nearby."

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a group of people walking towards an earthen dam; in Almaty, at this time known as Alma-Ata.

Note for this slide reads: "Walked to the base of Mt. [unreadable]. They had built a large earthen dam. A waste of time."