Lost photos in Time Capsule

I have a Time Machine backup on an Apple Time Capsule (the flat white one), and there are a few photos I simply cannot find!!!  I've been through the various photo folders and photo library. Where else can I look? They are photos of a family dog in his puppy years!!
Thanks

Does the library open and there are no photos in it?  If so, iPhoto may have just created a new library after encountering a problem with the original one. You can check by holding down the option key when launching iPhoto. If there is more than one library, check each one for the missing images. (You may also want to check the Pictures folder and the trash for any other libraries)
If you are sure the library that you are opening is the original and should contain the photos, check the file size of the library. If it's in the GBs than chances are rebuilding the library will recover them (Hold command and option while opening iPhoto, then select the option from the menu)

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