Lost iPhoto 08 library after upgrading HD

Help-I recently upgraded my HD in my 06 Mac Mini. I cloned the new one w/the old, replaced, and it fired right up. However, I can no longer find my pictures w/in iPhoto. I've tried to navigate to the correct folder on the "old" drive w/no luck. If I boot up w/the old drive (now in an enclosure), the pics are there. I can't export, and can't find the "Pictures" folder to import or otherwise move into the new library. Can anybody help???

That's what's weird. There is no pictures folder showing, even when I boot from that drive. I found one iPhoto Library file that is showing 245 mb. I can't get it to open, and it doesn't seem big enough anyway. We have a couple of years' worth of photos. I may just have to boot from the drive, copy/paste all of the photos, and start over. Ugh.
When I launch iPhoto now, it's empty. 0 pics.

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