How do i drag multiple files and move to a folder

I just purchased an IMAC and would like to transfer all of my photos from my old Dell laptop to my IMAC. I am using a USB Flash Drive and now I need to know how to drag multiple items and move the the pictures file? it will only let me move one at a time and this will take forever! I have the magic mouse. I have figured out how to choose/highlight multiple photos but i cannot figure out how to drag them over to the pictures file.

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<pre style="
font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
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padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
width: 720px; height: 340px;
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"one", ¬
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"six", ¬
"seven", ¬
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"thirteen", ¬
"fourteen", ¬
"fifteen", ¬
"sixteen", ¬
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"nineteen", ¬
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