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A pixelated character wearing a black cap with an American flag patch and sunglasses, shown in four with changing text below

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A pixelated character wearing a black cap with an American flag patch and sunglasses, shown in four with changing text below

A pixelated character wearing a black cap with an American flag patch and sunglasses, shown in four with changing text below. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • phelps

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200808111035201632442064
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ea/ea46fe80ab066d30ca47d5d7779c1594a70bd2c99cee1a4b91d281de3d153357.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ea46fe80ab066d30
SHA-256
ea46fe80ab066d30ca47d5d7779c1594a70bd2c99cee1a4b91d281de3d153357
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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
200808111035201632442064
Archive entry
200808111035201632442064.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:36 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#200808111035201632442064.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200808111035201632442064.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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