Thumbnail but no photo?

Hi,
there are some photos for which I seem to have only the Thumbnail but not the actual photo.  Is there are way to fix this?  I am not sure whether the photos were deleted or something is corrupted. 
In case it might help, after reading a previous post I tried to rebuild the iPhoto library but I am having also a problem with this.  I followed the instructions, that is I opened iPhoto holding down the command and option keys, and the first thing to do was to do a backup of the iPhoto library.  I did that (at the same time as checking that the oldest backup available had the Thumbnails but not the photos).  Now when I try to rebuild the iPhoto library opening iPhoto as before, the workspaces get cleared of all open applications, but the repair dialog does not pop up anymore.  What should I do?
Thanks!

I am not clear on what youy have or what you did
there are some photos for which I seem to have only the Thumbnail but not the actual photo.
What exactly does this menan? Why do you conclude that you have only the Thumbnail but not the actual photo?
The rebuild the steps are
1 - Back up your iPhoto library,
then 2 - Depress and hold the option (alt) and command keys and launch iPhoto
then 3 - rebuild your iPhoto library
And this is not clear either - exactlhy how did you determine this?
at the same time as checking that the oldest backup available had the Thumbnails but not the photos)
And this is not clear either
Now when I try to rebuild the iPhoto library opening iPhoto as before, the workspaces get cleared of all open applications
LN

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