Cannot find photos in iPhoto master folder?

Hi there
When I first bought my Mac I imported a photo library from an external hard drive into iphoto. I cannot find the files in the master folder?
I can see and open all the photos in iphoto.
There are files in there for all the most recent imports to iphoto but not the original photo library import from when I was setting up my new mac.
Would really appreciate any assistance with this - cheers

Please explain (remember we only know what you tell us
I cannot find the files in the master folder?
I can see and open all the photos in iphoto.
This is not clear at all?
First off you should never be going into the Masters folder - you never need to and doing so is dangerous
see this user tip for details on how to access your photos if that is your question
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