Here is a short video explaining how the LinkedIn crossposting system works:
https://www.loom.com/share/d0e66dc8773b41a3a93c3167b3308ae3
The video doesn't cover how crossposting handles images.
When a thread has a single image it will preserve it as the feature image on a LinkedIn post.
This is an example of a thread I crossposted with a single image https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jxsh_last-month-i-got-accepted-as-a-growth-mentor-activity-6896747121610235904-bBSL
When there is more than one image they will be placed side-by-side in a multi-inpage container on Linked In. here is an example of a thread that was crossposted with multiple images where I chose not to remove the additional images.
When images are stacked like this people can click on them and go through each one like they would on a carousel.
More than happy to get on a call and walk through all of this if you still have questions.
Just let me know what timezone you are in and when would be ideal to call.
The post-publish page
How to cross-post from history
Example of the post-publish page.