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A static image with two text blocks over a beach scene background showing silhouettes of people walking on the shore.

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A static image with two text blocks over a beach scene background showing silhouettes of people walking on the shore.

A static image with two text blocks over a beach scene background showing silhouettes of people walking on the shore. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Frank…

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  • IF YOU
  • WANT TO GO
  • TO HEAVEN:
  • ......
  • ASK THE
  • BIG MAN
  • UPSTAIRS!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806101229191153255960
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:29 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.8 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d3/d37b6e9a68dcef4a9ed2fa99f5dfee4c51cf4411269df38a22ba84eaeb62d0f2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d37b6e9a68dcef4a
SHA-256
d37b6e9a68dcef4a9ed2fa99f5dfee4c51cf4411269df38a22ba84eaeb62d0f2
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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
200806101229191153255960
Archive entry
200806101229191153255960.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:29 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#200806101229191153255960.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806101229191153255960.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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