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Pixelated cartoon character in dark blue suit with red collar stands against snowy background with pine trees and green streetlamp.

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Pixelated cartoon character in dark blue suit with red collar stands against snowy background with pine trees and green streetlamp.

Pixelated cartoon character in dark blue suit with red collar stands against snowy background with pine trees and green streetlamp. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • cartoon

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  • cartoon character

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081220183635159028152
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.1 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/bb/bb58b559091e5000c757add6d4c89ae75908ee4f3e07190afae3b8205fa7ed1e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
bb58b559091e5000
SHA-256
bb58b559091e5000c757add6d4c89ae75908ee4f3e07190afae3b8205fa7ed1e
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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
20081220183635159028152
Archive entry
20081220183635159028152.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 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#20081220183635159028152.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081220183635159028152.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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