My iPhoto is Missing (completely)!?

I got a new MacPro at work and it was bare/stripped/empty. I installed OSX 10.6.2 from a snow leapord disk. Everything is fine and it works good except that iPhoto is no where to be found. I did searches looked, nothing that even says iPhoto. How do I get it? I use it all the time. Everything online seems to be an update. But I need the actual iPhoto???

iPhoto comes on all new Macs pre installed.
It does not come on OS upgrade disks
It is not available as a download
To reinstall iPhoto use the restore disks that came with the computer doing a custom install of bundled software only - click here for the MacWorld article on this with more details - or install from the upgrade disks yu purchased.
LN
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