How do i restore my iPhoto pictures from time machine to my macbook pro?  I just had to change my hard drive and need to add my photos.

Macbook pro, 17 inch, early 2010.  Hard drive crashed so I put in new ssd hard drive.  Operating system OS X 10.9.4 has been installed. 
Now I need to find out how to get my photos from my time machine and restore to my mac book pro??

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