Title	Mayor Ambrose Reiter Portrait, circa 1960
Description	Photograph, circa 1960, of Ambrose Reiter, the twelfth mayor of Skokie, Illinois from 1957- 1961 and Village Trustee from 1949-1957. Reiter became a reformer mayor when the citizens of Skokie voted to switch to a village manager form of government. He initiated a program to plant more trees and greenery while mayor and remained on the Board of Local Improvements until his death. Prior to being mayor. Reiter was a teacher and an accountant. He died in 1983 at the age of 87. This photograph is part of the collection of the Skokie Historical Society.
Subject	Portraits Skokie (Ill.) -- Politics and government
Keywords	accountants; Skokie mayors;
Proper Names	Reiter, Ambrose M., 1896-1983
Participant	Skokie Public Library
Creator	Casey Ryback
Contributing Institution	Skokie Public Library
Date	c. 1960
Type	negative
Format	film
Source	Skokie History -- People and Families, with materials owned by the Skokie Historical Society.
City	Skokie
State	Illinois
Country	United States
Decade	1960-1969
SourceSummary	This is a collection of photographs of people who lived in Skokie and Niles Center, Illinois from the collection of the Skokie Historical Society. These pictures include images of Skokies mayors and other officials and of Niles Centers early settlers and founders.
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PlaceKept	Skokie Historical Society, 1999.015.054
Collection Name	Skokie History Project