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Pixelated graphic with a large yellow 'M' over 'MICHIGAN' on purple, surrounded by blue text listing college names on yellow background.

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Pixelated graphic with a large yellow 'M' over 'MICHIGAN' on purple, surrounded by blue text listing college names on yellow background.

Pixelated graphic with a large yellow 'M' over 'MICHIGAN' on purple, surrounded by blue text listing college names on yellow background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Int…

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  • M
  • MICHIGAN
  • App. State
  • Oregon
  • Notre Dame
  • Penn State
  • N'western
  • Minnesota
  • EMU
  • MSU
  • Purdue
  • Wisconsin

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070725122743957102356
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:33 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/4f/4fa8c07b9961ae180682926611732edc5ba9db1782a4240f754c5e6ec48d1fd6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
4fa8c07b9961ae18
SHA-256
4fa8c07b9961ae180682926611732edc5ba9db1782a4240f754c5e6ec48d1fd6
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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
20070725122743957102356
Archive entry
20070725122743957102356.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:33 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#20070725122743957102356.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070725122743957102356.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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