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All photos are courtesy of J5 Collector and MJsite.com.

Rare family photo of Michael at age 2 sitting on Jackie’s shoulders. L to r: Tito, Jermaine, Letoya and Marlon (far right)


Michael in an undated photo
 


School photo of Michael Jackson at age 7
 


School photo of Michael at age 8
 


Rare family photo of the Jackson family. L to r: back row - Katherine, Joseph, Rebbie, Randy sitting on Tito’s lap, Jermaine. Front row: Michael , Marlon and Latoya.


First known photo of Michael Jackson performing with his brothers when they were known as the Ripples and Waves. This photo was taken at the talent contest at Roosevelt High in Gary Indiana, 1966, with Marlon on tamborine, Tito on bass, Jackie and Jermaine dancing, and Michael on bongos (far right) at age 8. Jermaine was the lead singer of the Ripples and Waves at that time. Milford Hite is on drums, and lead guitarist was Reynaud Jones (not in photo). They were both classmates of Tito and were members of the original group.

Photo courtesy of J5 Collector


L to R: Marlon, Michael , Jackie and Jermaine in 1966 when Jermaine was the lead singer of the Jackson 5


Michael Jackson, left, at age 10 with his brothers and drummer Milford Hite when they played the adult nightclub circuit in 1968 before being discovered. By that time Michael was the lead singer of the group.


Early publicity still of the Jackson 5 in 1968
 


J5 and their drummer, Milford (right), backstage at the Regal Theater in Chicago , 1968, before they were discovered


Early publicity still of the Jackson 5 in 1969 after signing to Motown records
 


Photo in a 1971 issue of TCB magazine. Joe Jackson holds Randy and Michael holds Janet


Publicity still that was retouched to make Michael ’s nose smaller
 


Michael and Marlon pose with Diana Ross and Berry Gordy, president of Motown Records at the first public appearance of the J5 at Berry Gordy’s mansion in 1969. Contrary to popular belief, Diana Ross did not discover the J5


The J5’s first TV appearance with Diana Ross when the family still lived in Gary , Indiana


Publicity still from an early photo shoot in 1969
 


Michael and Marlon meet the greatest, Muhammad Ali, when he was known as Cassius Clay


Sleeping on the bus in 1969
 


Michael and Jermaine in 1970
 


Michael and the J5 rehearsing for a TV special with Diana Ross in 1970
 


Michael alone in the studio in 1971
 


By the family pool in 1971
 


1971
 


1971
 


1972
 


1972
 


Making faces in an undated photo
 


1974
 


1974
 


In Japan , undated
 


Shirtless, undated
 


The Jackson 5 before Jermaine left the group, undated
 


Michael and Jermaine in their press and curl days
 


Janet always looked up to her brother Michael
 


Michael and Latoya on the cover of JET magazine in July 1980
 


Two legends: Michael and Whitney Houston