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04017.CH – Taken in the early 1950’s, Eleanor Waters is pictured here as she is preparing to go to church at the Wainwright Baptist Church in Charles Town, WV. In the background on the right is the building which housed John Smith’s Tavern in Charles Town, WV. Smith’s Tavern was a prominent African American tavern at that time, located on South West Street which is in the southwest section of Charles Town. Both were on the corner of Avis Street and South West Street in Charles Town.