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A static image with six distinct sections containing text and visual elements including a person, abstract shapes, and a group scene.

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A static image with six distinct sections containing text and visual elements including a person, abstract shapes, and a group scene.

A static image with six distinct sections containing text and visual elements including a person, abstract shapes, and a group scene. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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  • who do they think we are?
  • we're angels
  • and
  • AWA
  • airwaves
  • join the army of angels

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080820142601225732134
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:37 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
7 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/aa/aa12cb4d8dccd5eafb6411e709407b220946f0c18528a498ef40c55751bf2f31.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
aa12cb4d8dccd5ea
SHA-256
aa12cb4d8dccd5eafb6411e709407b220946f0c18528a498ef40c55751bf2f31
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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
20080820142601225732134
Archive entry
20080820142601225732134.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:37 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#20080820142601225732134.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080820142601225732134.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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