Win 95 Hidden Directory

I created a directory on my laptop named “Pictures” where I place .jpg photos I share with my family. I created a shortcut to “Pictures” and now want to capture some of the files to place on disk but my Directory doesn’t show up in Explorer???

C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\Pictures\DD&Rfla.jpg

Where the &@#* did my Directory go and how can I get it to display in Explorer? The above line is a cut and paste copy of the path that users see when the picture I want is open.

Help! and Thanks.