Presented in this lot is a Vintage Fred Harvey Era Navajo Althea Latome Kingman Turquoise Overlay Decorated Chewing Tobacco Can Lid, hallmark stamp, "AL", on underside. In the early 1900’s, the Southwest, and Santa Fe specifically, became a booming tourist destination. Tourists came from across America to explore the vast landscape, learn about the different cultures out West, and purchase jewelry and tokens made by Native Americans. Over time, artisans and traders who ran trading posts learned that tourists’ taste often differed from that of the Native artisans. Tourists preferred jewelry that was lighter and had smaller embellishments and stonework, while many Native jewelry artists preferred larger stones and heavier silver styles. To make the jewelry more attractive to tourists, artisans began designing pieces that catered to their tastes with lighter pieces having recurring design elements and symbols such as thunderbirds, crossed arrows, arrowheads, dogs, and zig zag snakes. Surprising to many, the Fred Harvey Company’s jewelry was often not “Indian handmade,” but produced at scale by machines and designed with iconography that was attractive to tourists. these trends, in turn, influenced Native American artisans to produce their own handmade jewelry using those simple, repetitive motifs. These unique pieces were made between 1900-1955, and are heavily sought after today. This lid has a classic leaf design situated below the center triangle shaped Kingman turquoise cabochon. Lid is in overall good condition, some minor dents noted. Measures 2.5" diameter