IPhoto 6 files disappeared!

Help! Using the latest version of iPhoto on friend's MacBook. All the photos have disappeared after an update from Apple, and no amount of searching can restore them. They are also not located in the iPhoto Library folder! Where are they, and can I use iPhoto's Rebuild Library feature to fix this?!?
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Nwambe
Some things to try:
Rebuilding the database. Hold down the apple and option (or alt) keys and launch iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose the top three options.
If you cannot find the photos, do a spotlight search: Kind: Images and see if that turns them up.
Regards
TD

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