Link Symbol on Graphic Frame Disappeared -

I’m running InDesign CS-6 on Windows 7.
Somehow I have managed to cause the link symbol on the top left of all graphic frames to disappear, all 250 of them in this particular document. It’s as if I’ve converted all graphic frames to text frames, OR inadvertently removed the link symbol . Any new graphic I’ve placed does not have the link symbol so I suspect I have done something to set a new default. The links table shows that all graphics are correctly linked – just no link symbol at the top left of the graphic frames.
Chris P.

Bob,
Thanks - you pointed me in the right direction:
Ctl H then View>Extras> Show Link Badge.
I appreciate the help.
Chris P.

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