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Two pixelated character images with text overlays: top image shows a person in brown clothing, bottom image shows another person waving.

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Two pixelated character images with text overlays: top image shows a person in brown clothing, bottom image shows another person waving.

Two pixelated character images with text overlays: top image shows a person in brown clothing, bottom image shows another person waving. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Int…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200811201338511776936998
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/6a/6af58b669e439e0f43cf3a3656c8fc05505e48d4f28eb607d8dddcd7ef5c05a3.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
6af58b669e439e0f
SHA-256
6af58b669e439e0f43cf3a3656c8fc05505e48d4f28eb607d8dddcd7ef5c05a3
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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
200811201338511776936998
Archive entry
200811201338511776936998.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 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#200811201338511776936998.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200811201338511776936998.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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