My Archives now owns these two banners, from 1982 & 1983....they each are about 12 ft x 4 ft

above & below, Montrose Mining Company

above & below, Montrose Mining Company

I'm guessing this is the Montrose Sports Association float,
with different bars' teams represented

above & below, more of the Montrose Mining Company entry

above and below, from Dallas the Oak Lawn Marching Band

below, more the Oak Lawn Marching band, with the review stand to the right

above, contingent from the Best Theme float, from Shreveport, Louisiana

below, Dirty Sally's float

 

above & below, more of the Montrose Mining Company entry

above, and two below, the float for Numbers #2

below, the review stand
with Lee Harrington (with tie) at the mic; George Greanius seated in front with maroon shirt
can you identify others?

Photos below by Joe Watts

Five Photos below by Donn M

above, Band at Rally
Below, Tina Turner at the Summit

These three photo sheets courtesy of Scottie Scott.
on the upper right one, on the Ripcord float, at the front you can see John Day & Company singing,
they would perform at the Tina Turner concert that Sunday

Clippings

  

above, the poster

below, the big event...perhaps too ambitious
Tina Turner at the Summit

and the controversy for 1983 was the Gay Atheists having a float...
and the flurry of opinions went on for a while