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A pixelated image of a shirtless man with dark hair standing against a blue background, accompanied by text elements.

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A pixelated image of a shirtless man with dark hair standing against a blue background, accompanied by text elements.

A pixelated image of a shirtless man with dark hair standing against a blue background, accompanied by text elements. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Frank…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200801050608261154159708
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c4/c4f57af948f4068de2c0b95aac13042b48278a48227f71bfc609738bffb11d4c.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c4f57af948f4068d
SHA-256
c4f57af948f4068de2c0b95aac13042b48278a48227f71bfc609738bffb11d4c
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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
200801050608261154159708
Archive entry
200801050608261154159708.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 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#200801050608261154159708.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200801050608261154159708.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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