How do i reinstall photos back into iphoto5?

I accidentally messed up my photo library and had to erase it to start again. I have a complete back up reinstalled on the hard drive, but dont know how to get the computer to recognize the folder and load the pictures so that i can see them when i open my iphoto. Can anyone walk me through the steps to get my pictures back? I am not too techie so explicit directions would be most appreciated.
I have iphoto5.
Thanks so much for your help.

Thanks Larry- My photos are located in the Iphoto sub- folder in the 'pictures' folder. What kind of info would be helpful?
I am not sure what you mean by ' the documentation for the backup system' ...
could you clarify?
Thanks

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