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A static image with four distinct sections: zebra stripes, colorful abstract shapes, teal leopard print, and a blank gray area.

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A static image with four distinct sections: zebra stripes, colorful abstract shapes, teal leopard print, and a blank gray area.

A static image with four distinct sections: zebra stripes, colorful abstract shapes, teal leopard print, and a blank gray area. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arc…

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  • iM aN
  • uN tAMed
  • WILD THANG!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200810201608541841924478
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/0a/0ac95c891470627d79f4c3b7ff9eaf412a36fbc108e8460d7fb8fbb41294aae3.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0ac95c891470627d
SHA-256
0ac95c891470627d79f4c3b7ff9eaf412a36fbc108e8460d7fb8fbb41294aae3
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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
200810201608541841924478
Archive entry
200810201608541841924478.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 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#200810201608541841924478.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200810201608541841924478.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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