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Jose Lopez Photo Gallery

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(EDITOR’S NOTE: See a full story about Jose Lopez here at CrimsonWire.org)

Jose Lopez is a New Mexico State University graduate, a veteran journalist and photo editor whose career spans more than five decades in visual storytelling. After discovering the Associated Press photo transmitter as a student at NMSU, Lopez pursued a career in photojournalism that led him to work across the country covering sports, news and national events. He later joined The New York Times, where he continues to photo edit the national section of the Monday print edition, helping shape stories through powerful imagery. These photos are reproduced with permission of Lopez.

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President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush wave to the crowds along Pennsylvania Ave. as the two walked to the White House after his inauguration as the 41st President of the United States, Jan. 20, 1989.
Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times
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Amy Van Dyken of the U.S. after winning the gold in the 50 meter freestyle July 26, 1996. It was her fourth gold of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times
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Two local ranchers share a laugh as they sat in Howard Moore’s barbershop in Miles, Texas. The barbershop was a place for the local cowboys, ranchers and men to gather to visit or get their haircut.
Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times
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A large mushroom cloud rises in the sky as Project Dice Throw was a high-explosive test event conducted in 1976 at the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico. It was part of a series of large-scale, non-nuclear experiments aimed at stimulating the effects of a nuclear detonation, specifically designed to test the vulnerability of military equipment, structures, and vehicles.
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the newest member of the Court stands in front of the court after being introduced to the Washington Press corps on Friday, Oct. 1, 1993. This was her first day on the Court.
Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times
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Bill Clinton being sworn in Jan. 20, 1993, by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist as the 42d President of the United States. With him outside the Capitol were his wife, Hillary, their daughter, Chelsea and Vice President Al Gore, who had taken his oath of office moments earlier.
Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times
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In what would come to be known as the “whirlybird” or “helicopter” play because he was spun around when he was hit by Packer defenders, Denver QB John Elway dived for a first down in the third quarter in Super Bowl XXXII (32) that was held in San Diego in January of 1998.
Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times
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A meeting between Russian leader Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan held in Reyjavik, Iceland, October 1986, in which the Russian leader felt that he brought and presented a radical package of new proposals and felt that the US came empty handed with a whole set of mothballed proposals. This was the second summit that the two leaders held.
Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times
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A sequence showing Indiana State University forward Larry Bird who charged into the stands to hit a fan after that fan threw a program at Bird hitting him in the face. The altercation happened during a basketball game between Indiana State University and New Mexico State University, Feb. 1, 1979. Indiana State defeated NMSU 91-89.
Jose R. Lopez
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12/31/95–Orasje, Bosnia-Herzgovina-The first M1-A1 Abrams tank, with a crew member carrying the red and white regimental flag of the first squadron of the First Cavalry, touches Bosnian soil after it chugged slowly over the pontoon bridge, built by Army engineers across the Sava river, at 12:25 P.M.
Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times
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Jose R. Lopez as a student photographer at NMSU, left, and shown at his desk in the offices of The New York Times when he was the picture editor for the Business section.

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