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A static image with a teal background divided into four sections containing pixelated text and a small photo of a person in a blue shirt.

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A static image with a teal background divided into four sections containing pixelated text and a small photo of a person in a blue shirt.

A static image with a teal background divided into four sections containing pixelated text and a small photo of a person in a blue shirt. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from In…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709201908212015664869
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:46 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/74/740b0d0d2b86df8ec6735f719fa6dc6e6e5372b3aa29157abe9351dd599c67ea.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
740b0d0d2b86df8e
SHA-256
740b0d0d2b86df8ec6735f719fa6dc6e6e5372b3aa29157abe9351dd599c67ea
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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
200709201908212015664869
Archive entry
200709201908212015664869.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:46 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#200709201908212015664869.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709201908212015664869.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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