Blank thumbnails from iPhone

Using iTunes will all current updates. same for the iPhone.
iPhoto shows the contents of the iPhone as blank thumbnails but does show the image numbers. What I've tried;
1. restart iPhone, restart iPhoto.
2. search for pictures in the iPhotoLibrary (show package contents) thinking they are really there but they are not.
3. Rebuilt the iPhoto library.
I am out of ideas. I suppose it is possible that the issue is an iPhone issue. iTunes has been backing up the iPhone as expected, so I could reset the iPhone, but I don't want to do that until I am sure I have the pictures.
I don't know how to look at the iPhone to see what's there. I don't know if it's even possible. This iPhone is not jailbroken.
Ideas?

Hello Suzie,
If I'm understanding correctly from your description these are images that are on the iPhone and being offered as import options (Which is what you see when you plug in an iPhone with iPhoto open because iPhoto considers the iPhone a camera).
Lets do a test:
1.) Hold down the option key and launch iPhoto
2.) Create a new blank iPhoto Library
3.) Do you see your iPhone with blank thumbnails?
If you do this sounds like an issue with the iPhone (the best way to test that I can think of would be to plug another camera into your computer and see what happens).
If you take a new picture with the iPhone do you still get a blank thumbnail?
If you do with new pictures as well there may be something wrong with the location on the iPhone that pictures are stored. Consider doing a restore of the iPhone http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
If you don't see the thumbnails with the new library then the issue is with your original iPhoto Library. Switch back to your original library using the option key and then follow http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2638. Use the "Repair Permissions" option, allow it to complete and then "Rebuild iPhoto Library Database..." option. If that does not resolve the issue then rebuild the thumbnails (both options).
Hope that helps.

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