working until his death in 1940, goss made photographs for a range of municipal departments. some of his best-known images were taken for the works and health departments. 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. his photographs of street grading and widening, bridge, underpass, and sewer construction, street cleaning, and garbage disposal were used as records to assist with the routine business of the works department, which, at the time, was focused on improving the physical environment of the city.