I cannot view some photos in iPhoto' 11

I installed 10.7 successfully but some photos in my iPhoto library do not show. Some events show blank and their contents show blank with a triangle containing "!". I know the photos are there as they show up momentarily as I scroll the screen. Individual photos show the capture information as well as face and location names but no pictures. Blank events appear to be of most recent ones but some are older ones. I would like to know a solution to this problem as I am in the middle of organizing recent events for publication.

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
What version of iPhoto? Assuming 09 or later
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one. .
Regards
TD

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