Black Showcase, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1968 May

The Peter L. Goss photographs include images made by Peter Goss (Ohio University, Ph.D. '70, Comparative Arts) while a student at Ohio University from 1966-1970 and as a newspaper freelancer for the Columbus Dispatch. Photographs include numerous subjects on campus and in the surrounding area. On-campus subjects include demonstrations that were part of the nationwide Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, protests following the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State University, and events such as The Black Showcase, commencement, and football games. Off-campus photographs include vernacular architecture such as local brick structures, churches, barns, and bridges and local community gatherings at the Athens County Fair, auctions, and motorcycle races.