Samuel James Guernsey was born in Dover, Maine in 1868. He attended seminary and art schools, and was long interested in Native American culture. Due to his artistic background, he was asked to prepare artistic renderings of Native American life for the Peabody Museum. From 1914 to 1931 Guernsey worked in the Southwest region of the United States, especially within Arizona, leading to several archeological discoveries, such as the Basket Maker memorials...