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A static image with a red background divided into four sections containing text and a sunset silhouette of two people walking.

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A static image with a red background divided into four sections containing text and a sunset silhouette of two people walking.

A static image with a red background divided into four sections containing text and a sunset silhouette of two people walking. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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  • Summer 2008
  • Will never come soon enough
  • ((: Who know what it will bring.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080423154431470805765
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:24 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/28/28d9b5e43e5461e5006b234008130d3f5519d10fd3e5635c4e52e47047113d01.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
28d9b5e43e5461e5
SHA-256
28d9b5e43e5461e5006b234008130d3f5519d10fd3e5635c4e52e47047113d01
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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
20080423154431470805765
Archive entry
20080423154431470805765.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:24 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#20080423154431470805765.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080423154431470805765.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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