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A pixelated image of a person with dark hair and goggles on their head, wearing a black bow tie against a white background.

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A pixelated image of a person with dark hair and goggles on their head, wearing a black bow tie against a white background.

A pixelated image of a person with dark hair and goggles on their head, wearing a black bow tie against a white background. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200808211027431550107860
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:37 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.6 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/73/730571fe2f0e4863a6630dc7b8ed7cff93b5be021f72b1a258630f24785e6d52.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
730571fe2f0e4863
SHA-256
730571fe2f0e4863a6630dc7b8ed7cff93b5be021f72b1a258630f24785e6d52
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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
200808211027431550107860
Archive entry
200808211027431550107860.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:37 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#200808211027431550107860.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200808211027431550107860.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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