Object Bumper, Blue Ford

Correspondence, newspapers, photographs, and legislative materials pertaining to Wayne and Sandy Cryts, a Puxico, Missouri couple who made national headlines in 1981 when they defied federal law and reclaimed their soybeans stored at the Ristine Grain Elevator in New Madrid, Missouri, after a federal bankruptcy court confiscated their beans to pay-off the debts of Ristine’s owners.

Materials include the Ristine Key, used during the Ristine Grain Elevator struggle, and a shovel that was “Nebraska’s Gift to Missouri at Ristine.” Also included is the bumper of the Blue Ford Cryts drove while supporting the American Agriculture Movement. Photos of these items may be seen in Appendices A-C.