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A split- digital artwork featuring a pixelated figure with 'HOMEBOY' text above and a stylized portrait with red/blue color blocking

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A split- digital artwork featuring a pixelated figure with 'HOMEBOY' text above and a stylized portrait with red/blue color blocking

A split- digital artwork featuring a pixelated figure with 'HOMEBOY' text above and a stylized portrait with red/blue color blocking. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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  • human figure

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  • HOMEBOY

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200811041947491584544836
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.1 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7c/7c5c55afca588d33bacde3b6c7ec5fe5d4351b77cfd274ec39578534dd5f8125.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7c5c55afca588d33
SHA-256
7c5c55afca588d33bacde3b6c7ec5fe5d4351b77cfd274ec39578534dd5f8125
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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
200811041947491584544836
Archive entry
200811041947491584544836.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 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#200811041947491584544836.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200811041947491584544836.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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