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Pixelated film reel icon with white and dark gray segments on black background, displaying text about holding onto pictures.

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Pixelated film reel icon with white and dark gray segments on black background, displaying text about holding onto pictures.

Pixelated film reel icon with white and dark gray segments on black background, displaying text about holding onto pictures. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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  • The only Reason
  • I hold Onto Pictures So tight,
  • Is Because It's the Only Thing
  • That Won't Change
  • When Everything Else Does

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080105175001388982065
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.2 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/16/164cdf75965022950fa79ac469a5ca0607829548f27bfdfd2722d786408b277e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
164cdf7596502295
SHA-256
164cdf75965022950fa79ac469a5ca0607829548f27bfdfd2722d786408b277e
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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
20080105175001388982065
Archive entry
20080105175001388982065.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 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#20080105175001388982065.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080105175001388982065.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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