Can an iPhoto Library be copied from Retina back to Non-Retina?

Does anyone know if I would be able to copy an iPhoto library from a Retina Macbook Pro to a non-Retina Mac?
I remember when upgrading to the Retna MacBook Pro, iPhoto upgraded all of my Thimbnails...
Has anyone tried this?

Sure  --  connect the systems and drag the iPhoto library intact as a single entity to the pictures foolder of the other system and launch iPhoto (it must be the same or newer as the iPhoto on the original system)
LN

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