IPod touch 3rd generation won't sync with my mac

I have a 3rd gen iPod touch that I haven't used in years. I recently found it and tried to sync it with my mac to get the photos off of it but it won't sync. It comes up in iTunes and iPhoto but won't load.

What do yo mean by "but won't load."?
Since the 3G iPod does not have cameras, the only way to get phots on the the iPod is to:
- Sync them to the iPod
- Save them to the iPod like saving an email attachment. Those would be in the Saved Photos album
To get synced phtos from an iPod back to a computer you need a third-part program like PhoneView or TouchCopy.
Saved photos are imported from the iPod via iPhoto, Image Capture or similar program

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