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Pixelated image of a character in a black helmet with silver accents, split into four quadrants with text overlays on two quadrants.

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Pixelated image of a character in a black helmet with silver accents, split into four quadrants with text overlays on two quadrants.

Pixelated image of a character in a black helmet with silver accents, split into four quadrants with text overlays on two quadrants. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070829174743536837644
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.3 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/91/917c58992465048ff21419c475bc5d49234d0651408dbd5083a7b4abcb46c2a5.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
917c58992465048f
SHA-256
917c58992465048ff21419c475bc5d49234d0651408dbd5083a7b4abcb46c2a5
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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
20070829174743536837644
Archive entry
20070829174743536837644.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 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#20070829174743536837644.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070829174743536837644.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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