Iphoto pictures went away

I was prompted to update my photos to work with iPhoto 11, version 9.4.3 (710.42)  After three hours (3,103 pictures in the library) the progress bar seemed to be stuck.  I had stepped away from the machine.  Now I have no images, blank pictures. 
Processor  3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory  4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics  ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB
Software  Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63)
I would like to recover these pictures.  Please help.
Thanks.

Apply the two fixes below in order as needed: 
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Since only one option can be run at a time start with Option #3, followed by #4 and then #1 as needed.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager  to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
1 - download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
2 - click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
3 - Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option.
4 - In the next  window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
5 - Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments.  However, books, calendars, cards and slideshows will be lost. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
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