All iPhoto pics are gone! Please help!

Today I emptied my trash, which I have done in the past with no problems. But now I see that I have NO photos in iPhoto, which had about 1,200 2 hours ago.
Could someone please tell me simply what happened---I am not a techie---and if there is a way to restore the pictures? Where did they go? they weren't in my trash!!
Thanks SO much....Beth

Beth,
If you didn't empty a trash can full of hundreds of files, then it's possible you moved the Pictures folder and it was dropped inside another folder. (Drag and drop makes that easy, and it would only have taken a split second.) Did you try the Finder Search for jpegs? Or search for all folders with the name Pictures. Or search for a file named "Library.iPhoto" which will point you to your iPhoto Library.
To create a Pictures folder, navigate to Macintosh HD/ Users/ (your user name) or simply select the Home folder in the Finder sidebar. Do File > New Folder, then name the new folder "Pictures" exactly - with a capital P (but no quotation marks). The list of folders in your Home folder should look something like this: Desktop, Documents, Library, Movies, Music, Pictures (and perhaps a few others). To place the Pictures folder in the sidebar, simply drag it from the Home folder and place it where you want in the sidebar. This creates the alias.
If you get a message as you are trying to create the Pictures folder that one already exists in that location with the same name, do NOT allow it to be overwritten. You don't want to overwrite your files with an empty folder, because then it really will be gone. This is why I strongly recommend that you do those Finder Searches before creating a new folder.
I have more pictures in iPhoto now from this vacation!
Have you already imported them? Where is your iPhoto Library folder? iPhoto places a new library into the Pictures folder by default. You can locate any file in your iPhoto library by right-clicking (control-clicking) its thumbnail in the iPhoto Window. Choose "Show File" or "Reveal in Finder" (different versions phrase it differently) from the contextual menu. A Finder window should then open with the file already selected. Use that window to trace the path of the file and locate your iPhoto Library folder. Is there a Pictures folder?
Thank you for your kind words. My ability is somewhat limited by the fact that I use iPhoto 6 on Tiger, and have little recollection of the specifics of iPhoto 5 on Panther. There are some differences. If you need help with performing a Finder Search, you would get better advice in the Panther forum. (See, I'm still assuming that Pictures folder is still there somewhere. Things don't just disappear by themselves.) Of course, I'll do my best if you have any more questions for me.
Let me know how it goes.
Regards.

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