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A grayscale pixelated image shows a partial view of a figure with a dark curved shape and a light rounded form against a gradient background.

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A grayscale pixelated image shows a partial view of a figure with a dark curved shape and a light rounded form against a gradient background.

A grayscale pixelated image shows a partial view of a figure with a dark curved shape and a light rounded form against a gradient background. 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200901181311051170419831
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:49 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.8 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d8/d80b90ae16b827766ae22804bfdf4b494e80ad9d8d9430a66ef38167ce17cce4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d80b90ae16b82776
SHA-256
d80b90ae16b827766ae22804bfdf4b494e80ad9d8d9430a66ef38167ce17cce4
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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
200901181311051170419831
Archive entry
200901181311051170419831.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:49 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#200901181311051170419831.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200901181311051170419831.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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