You are struggling with wrong files. You can find post files in
theme-folder/template-parts/post/content.php file.
You’ll find this code you can add your classes or whatever in your child theme.
<article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
<?php
if ( is_sticky() && is_home() ) :
echo twentyseventeen_get_svg( array( 'icon' => 'thumb-tack' ) );
endif;
?>
<header class="entry-header">
<?php
if ( 'post' === get_post_type() ) :
echo '<div class="entry-meta">';
if ( is_single() ) :
twentyseventeen_posted_on();
else :
echo twentyseventeen_time_link();
twentyseventeen_edit_link();
endif;
echo '</div><!-- .entry-meta -->';
endif;
if ( is_single() ) {
the_title( '<h1 class="entry-title">', '</h1>' );
} else {
the_title( '<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="' . esc_url( get_permalink() ) . '" rel="bookmark">', '</a></h2>' );
}
?>
</header><!-- .entry-header -->
<?php if ( '' !== get_the_post_thumbnail() && ! is_single() ) : ?>
<!-- post thumbnail code -->
<div class="post-thumbnail">
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'twentyseventeen-featured-image' ); ?>
</a>
</div><!-- .post-thumbnail -->
<?php endif; ?>
thumbnail section mentioned in html comments.