Listen to this blog post here
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
![](https://author.doresabanning.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/03/Main-Street-Elko-Nevada-1940-by-Arthur-Rothstein-96-dpi-4-in-300x219.jpg)
Main Street in Elko, Nevada, 1940
1934
After hiding somewhere in the building, a person robbed the Bank Club casino’s safe of $500 in silver change (about $9,000 today) between 4 and 6 p.m. on a Wednesday in early December.
This particular Bank Club — a common name for Nevada gambling houses — was located in the town of Elko. The money belonged to Phil Heidt, who ran the club’s gaming.
Photo by Arthur Rothstein