Find photos in TIME MACHINE...Help...PLEASE....

Hello all.
I have been using time machine to back up my Imac for a little over a year. I just looked in Time Machine and can't seem to find any of the photo files in there. All my Itunes music files are there. Everything thing on the desktop is in there but I can't find the photo files anywhere....
Luckily, I still have them all on my actual hard drive but need to install a new OS which require me to erase all the contents of the current hard drive. BEFORE I do this, I want to be 100% sure the photos are on the "My Book" external harddrive that Time Machine is supposed to back everything up to.
Any help finding the in finding the files would be greatly appreciatted...
Thanks,
JB

Although you can't make any changes to the files or you'll risk corrupting your library, you can hold down the control key and then click on your 'iPhoto Library' file where a popup menu will appear. Select 'Show package contents' and a finder window will open showing the contents of your iPhoto Library. There will usually be lots of folders that open containing your master files, modified files, thumbnails, etc. Open up the folder labeled 'Masters' and you should be able to see your files. It will at least provide you with reassurance that your library is intact.
Another option is to hold down the option key when launching iPhoto. This will allow you to select a different iPhoto library to open, or to create a new one.

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