August 21, 1907

William Joseph Furness (December 12, 1869 to January 17, 1911) died young in a dreadful accident: he accidentally reversed his car into an elevator shaft. His marriage dating from August 21, 1907, to Harriet Vreeland, "the well-known painter of cats", was quite possibly quite happy. They shared an enthusiasm for photography.

Here is an example of her work. She provided some photographs for a book by Lee Saunders Crandall,  Pets and how to Care for Them (1921)

"Photograph by H. V. Fumess". I assume she just did the bottom one, but it is a nicely selected comparison: "European Wild Cat (above) Domestic Striped Tabby Cat (below)."


Harriet Furness died July 4, 1949.