Can't find my images on iphoto

I have an iphoto library with 103GB of data stored on a separate hard drive. When I try to open on any Mac, none of the images appear even though the hard drive appears to be working fine. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall iphoto, tried different machines, tried to open on Photos - all with the same result. It contains all of my digital images going back to 1998. Any help or advice gratefully received

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