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Red cartoon bear with arms outstretched, wearing a yellow shirt with a red skull and crossbones, standing above a beige banner with red text reading B.E.A.R.

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Red cartoon bear with arms outstretched, wearing a yellow shirt with a red skull and crossbones, standing above a beige banner with red text reading B.E.A.R.

Red cartoon bear with arms outstretched, wearing a yellow shirt with a red skull and crossbones, standing above a beige banner with red text reading B.E.A.R. 50×50 GIF AIM buddy i…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201007281600281797585925
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:07 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/03/039961a59c801f2212354fbe36f16d39aa29f022be1155743f8c4f88ae8b6d10.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
039961a59c801f22
SHA-256
039961a59c801f2212354fbe36f16d39aa29f022be1155743f8c4f88ae8b6d10
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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
201007281600281797585925
Archive entry
201007281600281797585925.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:07 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#201007281600281797585925.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201007281600281797585925.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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