Location of photos kind of wierd

Had some problems with my computer...hard drive issues. Took it in to an authorized Mac repair place. They fixed my problem. They did say they had to do something, which I can't remember, to save my 10,000 photos. Shortly thereafter, I installed Leopard. One of the things that I lost when I had it in the shop was all of my photo albums. I am now in the process of making them all over again. In that proccess I noticed that all of my photos (prior to the repair) are in one location. Home folder/pictures/iphoto library/data/1997/roll 1. Seems odd to have them all in a folder called 1997/roll 1, but they are all there. Can I rename it? Move the photos to a different folder? Leave it alone? All photos since my "repair" are in home folder/pictures/iphoto library/data/2007/roll 2 and roll 3. All photos are backed up. If I rename it, say "1997 thru 2007", any dire consequences? Should I rename it before I remake all of my albums?

caotainphx
Home folder/pictures/iphoto library/data/1997/roll 1.
Those are not your pictures, they are simply the thumbnails. You pics will be in the Originals folder.
Here's how the iPhoto Library Folder is laid out: In this folder there are various files, which are the Library itself and some ancillary files. Then you have three folders
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command - very useful if you don't like the changes you've made.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
Can I rename it? Move the photos to a different folder? Leave it alone?
Yes... but. *It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss*
The way to do this is via the iPhoto Window. Rolls in the iPhoto Window (View -> Film Rolls) correspond exactly with the Roll Folders in the Originals Folder in the iPhoto Library Folder. You can move photos between Rolls, you can rename rolls, edit them, create them, as long as you do it via the iPhoto Window. Check out the Info Pane (wee 'i', lower left) the name and date fields are editable. Edit a Roll Name using the Info Pane, the Roll Folder in iPhoto Library Folder/Originals will also have the new name.
Regards
TD

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