Herter Department Store Firefighters and Spectators. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. 3" x 2" black and white photograph of the Herter fire in 1942; two teams of firemen with hoses trained on the building; scene is hazy from smoke; other businesses damaged by fire included Ella Ropers Cafe, Holmstrom Shoes or Shoe Repair, Johnson Radio, the Crevice Cafe.