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Pixelated beach scene with palm trees and ocean on left, bright green background with red text reading "I love summer" above and "Wind in my face" below.

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Pixelated beach scene with palm trees and ocean on left, bright green background with red text reading "I love summer" above and "Wind in my face" below.

Pixelated beach scene with palm trees and ocean on left, bright green background with red text reading "I love summer" above and "Wind in my face" below. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bu…

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  • I love summer
  • Wind in my face
  • Sand beneath my feet

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080627065911545848817
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9a/9a4eafacac1e23e72507150df1848eb437e7c2dd54df088368471101fc7f7d13.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9a4eafacac1e23e7
SHA-256
9a4eafacac1e23e72507150df1848eb437e7c2dd54df088368471101fc7f7d13
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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
20080627065911545848817
Archive entry
20080627065911545848817.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:31 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#20080627065911545848817.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080627065911545848817.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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