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Pixelated image divided into four quadrants with red and gray backgrounds, featuring a central figure and text overlays.

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Pixelated image divided into four quadrants with red and gray backgrounds, featuring a central figure and text overlays.

Pixelated image divided into four quadrants with red and gray backgrounds, featuring a central figure and text overlays. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fr…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201001171629031819183939
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ed/ed77ab8860d0666dcf9fe09b78be0ce29ab3dd141dc032b52987eb7dda4fb23f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ed77ab8860d0666d
SHA-256
ed77ab8860d0666dcf9fe09b78be0ce29ab3dd141dc032b52987eb7dda4fb23f
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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
201001171629031819183939
Archive entry
201001171629031819183939.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 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#201001171629031819183939.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201001171629031819183939.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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