Vintage Fred Harvey Era Southwestern Native American Turquoise Sterling Silver Horse/Dog Pin - Sterling Silver Native American Pins

This is a Vintage Fred Harvey Era Southwestern Native American Turquoise Sterling Silver Horse/Dog Pin. This pin has many Native American symbols adorning it however the most notable is the arrow facing leftward which symbolizes protection. Turquoise has been believed and used for generations as a way to ward off evil, healing, and spiritual enlightenment. The Fred Harvey Era was a period, roughly from 1900 to the mid-1900s, when the Fred Harvey Company, founded by Fred Harvey, flourished, particularly in the American Southwest, known for its Native American-inspired jewelry and hospitality along the Santa Fe Railroad. His "Harvey Houses" as they would become known is where tourists and explorers could stop to rest and buy jewelry and other trinkets in their shops.

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Vintage Fred Harvey Era Southwestern Native American Turquoise Sterling Silver Horse/Dog Pin - Sterling Silver Native American Pins