For the Works Department, he photographed street cleaning, the construction of new roads, and major infrastructure projects, such as the city's new hydroelectric system and the Bloor Viaduct.

[2] The artist intended to help create a national network of photographers, and was also associated with the Arts and Letters Club, with which he staged a number of exhibitions in the 1910s.

[2] Like others associated with the movement, Goss aimed to produce aesthetically pleasing images and viewed his artistic practice as a form of personal expression.

[3] Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje relied on Goss′s photographs when researching his novel In the Skin of a Lion about the immigrant and working class experience in early 20th Century Toronto.

[7] Following the interest in Goss, following the publication of Ondaatje′s novel, the City of Toronto Archives developed a special lecture and tour, tailored for students, addressing the role of Goss′s photos in Ondaatje's book.

[8] Goss's duties included providing a visual record of the health and social problems posed by urban poverty.