Where do desktop pictures reside?

I have gone to Users Pictures in the main Library as well as Picture folders that reside elsewhere but have yet to be able to locate the "Apple" folder that shows up in System Prefs./Desktop and ScreenSaver/Desktop that holds a multitude of pictures that I would like to access. Are these photos in ROM or somewhere unaccessible? If not, does anyone know where they reside? Thank you.

IIRC, you can't put anything there. You have to create your own folder or use your Pictures folder, click on the plus sign in that prefPane, select either, and use it. The Desktop Pictures folder is reserved for the OS.

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