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Four- of pixelated images showing a person in various poses with red text overlay, each displaying distinct background and clothing details

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Four- of pixelated images showing a person in various poses with red text overlay, each displaying distinct background and clothing details

Four- of pixelated images showing a person in various poses with red text overlay, each displaying distinct background and clothing details. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806202130301573048003
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/92/926617a841ada8847e9f1ca65f3e99a2689b6500dc4340f3b3d02fd6f2890aa0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
926617a841ada884
SHA-256
926617a841ada8847e9f1ca65f3e99a2689b6500dc4340f3b3d02fd6f2890aa0
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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
200806202130301573048003
Archive entry
200806202130301573048003.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 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#200806202130301573048003.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806202130301573048003.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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