JPEG in iphoto - grey triangle.

Hello I have a macbook , run 10.7.4 software and i photo 11 v 9.2.3.
i have some JPEG photos, I used to be able to visualise them under previous versions, but when I now try I get the photo screen a black screen with grey triangle, but the system seem to know what the photo looks like as it positions the labels "unanmed" where people are (see below). I can visualise the thumbnails fine.
Any idea of how I can solve it.?
First post, so please bear with me if I have missed some technical data

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
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 Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
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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