Need recover iPhotos from another Time Machine backup

Hi
My old mac took a nose dive and is no longer, so I want to recovery all that I lost and bring it over to another computer. I am trying to find a way to get all the iPhotos off the backed up iPhoto Library.
First I tried to open the back up file, but that won't let me because I do not have permission to open. So I set the permission to allow so, but it still wont.
What is the best way to get those photos onto my iPhoto Library on my secondary computer?
Thanks in Advance
Teejay

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