Photos are in library but won't show in iPhoto

The photos are in the library. They just won't show up in iPhoto. I had to migrate this iPhoto library from a 10.4.11 OS X hard drive to an external 10.5.2 drive. And I'm running iPhoto 8.2
Here's what's in my iPhoto Library folder. Does anything look weird.
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w279/pbregister/Picture1.png
Are there pref or plist files I should try deleting? I think I already tried that.
Thanks in advance,
--Paul

This is not an iPhoto 09 library.
And I'm running iPhoto 8.2
There is no iPhoto 8.2
My guess is that this is an iPhoto 6 Library.
If the other versions won't open the Library then it's got a damaged database.
Try these in order - from best option on down...
1. Do you have an up-to-date back up? If so, try copy the library6.iphoto file from the back up to the iPhoto Library allowing it to overwrite the damaged file.
2. Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
3. If neither of these work then you'll need to create and populate a new library.
To create and populate a new *iPhoto 6* library:
Note this will give you a working library with the same Rolls and pictures as before, however, you will lose your albums, keywords, modified versions, books, calendars etc.
Move the iPhoto Library to the desktop
Launch iPhoto. It will ask if you wish to create a new Library. Say Yes.
Go into the iPhoto Library on your desktop and find the Originals folder. From the Originals folder drag the individual Roll Folders to the iPhoto Window and it will recreate them in the new library.
When you're sure all is well you can delete the iPhoto Library on your desktop.
In the future, in addition to your usual back up routine, you might like to make a copy of the library6.iPhoto file whenever you have made changes to the library as protection against database corruption.
Regards
TD

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