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Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts an Intourist brochure that reads: "100 Peoples Invite you to the Soviet Union".

Note for this slide carousal (file 13) reads: "Ladies and gentlemen - the pictures you are about to see this evening were taken on the first educational tour of Canadian travel agents to Siberia. We spent 3 weeks in Russia, visited nine cities and flew over 24,000 miles or almost the distance around the world. The trip was arranged by KLM, the Royal Dutch Airlines and looked after in Russia by intourist the official Soviet travel agency. Have often been asked if I had any problems taking pictures, well I did. Was stopped by policemen, guards at the airports, often by our guide who just said 'I told you no pictures here.' Often people objected to being photographed eg. large lady in GUM's who grabbed Cory Burke."

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a variety of KLM airline baggage tags.

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts the Cathedral of the Annunciation.

Note for this slide reads: "The historical centre of Kremlin is Cathedral Square and this is where the coronation of the czars took place. There are 7 cathedrals - main ones are Assumption, Annunciation and Archangel Michael. These are now museums and painting and frescoes are being restored. Archangel Michael - buried vault for czars and princes built 15th century."

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts the Novodevichy Convent, also known as Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery, sometimes translated as the New Maidens' Monastery; today it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts the Red Square.

Note for this slide reads: "Red Square where on National holidays Russia [unreadable] miliary might, rockets, missiles."

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts a sign on the Grand Kremlin Palace, seat of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Title on slide reads "vierhovni" but should be spelled vrhovni (meaning Supreme).

Note for this slide reads: "These words are government buildings."
Note: slides following this one, but not scanned, is a photograph of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts the Tsar Bell, also known as the Tsarsky Kolokol, Tsar Kolokol III, or Royal Bell, on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin.

Note for this slide reads: "Tsar Bell - 200 tons - fell during fire in 1737. Broken piece weighs 10.5 tons."

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts the Tsar Cannon on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin.

Note for this slide reads: "Tsar Cannon - 40 tons. Barrel has a caliber of 890 mm, largest casting in the world."

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts an unidentified church.

Note for this slide reads: "Colourful cathedral in downtown Moscow, now a museum."

Colour Kodachrome 35mm slide depicts the fountain inside the GUM building.

Note for this slide reads: "GUM - largest department store in soviet holds 20,000 at one time. Three stories and glass roof, many criss cross aisles. Thousands of counters and stalls. Fountain centre of store a favourite meeting place for people."