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A pixelated close-up of a person's face with visible eyes, nose, mouth, and part of the forehead against a blurred background.

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A pixelated close-up of a person's face with visible eyes, nose, mouth, and part of the forehead against a blurred background.

A pixelated close-up of a person's face with visible eyes, nose, mouth, and part of the forehead against a blurred background. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200801181310181271547392
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:10 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.1 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/76/762545f8bf880a8eb8835be369214190b73e460ea7604acfa5035e358b6ea045.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
762545f8bf880a8e
SHA-256
762545f8bf880a8eb8835be369214190b73e460ea7604acfa5035e358b6ea045
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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
200801181310181271547392
Archive entry
200801181310181271547392.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:10 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#200801181310181271547392.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200801181310181271547392.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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