From VB 5 online help of LoadPicture:

LoadPicture Function
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Loads a graphic into a forms Picture property, a PictureBox control, or
Image control.

Syntax
LoadPicture([stringexpression])

The stringexpression argument is the name of a graphics file to be loaded.

Remarks
Graphics formats recognized by Visual Basic include bitmap (.bmp) files,
icon (.ico) files, run-length encoded (.rle) files, metafile (.wmf) files,
enhanced metafiles (.emf), GIF files, and JPEG (.jpg) files.

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