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Animated sequence showing Dr. Seuss's Horton the elephant in various scenes with text overlays and background changes.

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Animated sequence showing Dr. Seuss's Horton the elephant in various scenes with text overlays and background changes.

Animated sequence showing Dr. Seuss's Horton the elephant in various scenes with text overlays and background changes. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fran…

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  • Dr. Seuss
  • Horton
  • Hears a Wh

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200803192029151564884750
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:19 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
10.1 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/89/8958b0042af928bac686f2eab79c8e206e295f8ffe1109cc83ffeddd9e4eb928.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8958b0042af928ba
SHA-256
8958b0042af928bac686f2eab79c8e206e295f8ffe1109cc83ffeddd9e4eb928
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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
200803192029151564884750
Archive entry
200803192029151564884750.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:19 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#200803192029151564884750.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200803192029151564884750.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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