MacBook Pro OS X 10.6.8   I reloaded Snow Leopard and now can not find iPhoto.  Can I retrieve the pictures from the system?

ProtectMac AV alerted to a trojan and was unable to remove it.  The Geeks at Best Buy could not sort it and recommended reinstalling the OS so I off-loaded the files and 1200 pics from Europe to a flash drive.  I reinstalled Snow Leopard, iWork, and upgraded from Office: Mac 08 to Office: Mac 2011.
Once the system was proved up the files were reloaded but the flash drive failed before the pictures could be reloaded.  Is there a way to recover the pictures that were in iPhoto which is not here even with a search.  All I can find is:
iLifeShared              Oct 23, 2010  5:16 PM              --      Folder
Info.plist                   Oct 23, 2010  5:16 PM           4 kb    XML P...rty List
iPhoto.ipspot            same date / time                    4 kb    iPhoto...ument
iPhotoAux.db           same date / time                    4 kb     Document
iPhotoMain.db                   same                             same
Library.data                       same                             same
Library.iPhoto                    same                             same
Library6.iPhoto                  same                             same
I could get into the registry on a widows machine safely but know nothing about a Mac.  I read up a bit on the Terminal and Commands but prefer to not be trolling around with the unknown.  Any idea where iPhoto went and why?  Thanks!  /joe

When you backed up to the flash drive did you copy the iPhoto Library that was in the Pictures folder?  If you had copied it intact and then back you would have your library back.
You can try using   MediaRECOVER or SubrosaSoft FileSalvage to try to recover what's on the flash drive.  Both will let you run it in demo mode to see if you can recover the photos before you have to purchase. 
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