I can't use image folder

I have an image folder with image1.jpg in it. The folder I'm working in has image1.jpg in it
I write a program to display image1.jpg using: <img src="image1.jpg" height=250 width=250> .
Works.
I change the code to <img src="images/image1.jpg" height=250 width=250> . The image isn't displayed.
why?

The obvious answer is that the addition of the word 'images/' in your second version is causing the confusion to your site.. Since, on my understanding, image 1 is already in the folder you are working with you are directing the software to a different location to fetch it.

Chris Cosgrove

The issue is why must I paste an image from the image folder into the folder I'm using? If I remove it from the folder I'm using, 

<img src="images/image1.jpg"> doesn't work. Neither does <img src="../images/image1.jpg">

On that point of nitty-gritty detail I do not know the answer. All I do know is that I wanted to use a very fine summery feel image on the home page of a small web-site I run and unless the image was in the build folder it wouldn't load into the build. So, rather than faff around seeking a reason and because I just wanted the site to work, I moved the image into the build folder.

Chris Cosgrove

yeah that's what I did but I want answers.

We can't provide answers if you don't provide at least the directory tree of your site. Again, as I've mentioned to you previously, I would suggest opening your browser developer tools and then checking where it is attempting to load the image from. You should receive a 404 response for that particular file along with the path it is attempting to resolve.

W3Schools provides some documentation on how to properly reference your image paths. It looks like you've just blindly copied that without understanding what it means.

I think it depends on the server software you are using and you do not tell us. It might be that you need to use:

<img src="~/images/image1.jpg">

However you say you have an image folder and that images/image1.jpg does not work. Are you sure you are using the correct name?