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Pixelated image with four distinct sections: top-left shows silhouettes of figures, top-right features two cartoonish characters in a room, bottom-left displays a group photo of people, and the right side is blank.

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Pixelated image with four distinct sections: top-left shows silhouettes of figures, top-right features two cartoonish characters in a room, bottom-left displays a group photo of people, and the right side is blank.

Pixelated image with four distinct sections: top-left shows silhouettes of figures, top-right features two cartoonish characters in a room, bottom-left displays a group photo of p…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080329210028598794233
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.8 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/01/016e006ffba517fc645c6d4a84446129eb7a8eee0bc7e9f64ca076c5cd21c415.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
016e006ffba517fc
SHA-256
016e006ffba517fc645c6d4a84446129eb7a8eee0bc7e9f64ca076c5cd21c415
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
20080329210028598794233
Archive entry
20080329210028598794233.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:21 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080329210028598794233.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080329210028598794233.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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