Time Machine issues, restoring from iPhoto '09

I have a mid 2010 15" MBP which has been a trusty steed up until October 2014, where the logic board failed. I did the depot repair, and I mistakenly reset my Time Machine as well since I somehow forgot the password and started, I think, a new network and data.
I just started to look at ways to restore my old files that I had backed up with my Time Machine pre-October 2014. I browsed and browsed websites and forums, but no matter what, I was stuck with the new backup starting from October 2014.
Last night, I used Migration Assistant (I know, why didn't I use that first?) and success, I was able to access my files I had backed up to Time Machine before my logic board failed. But here's the issue. Somehow, my photos cannot be found. I did update the iPhoto to the newest version, but I cannot find the old iPhoto library pre-October 2014. I even went into Time Machine, but for some reason, it goes back to the post-October 2014 backup, even though I migrated everything from the pre-October 2014 backup. I know it sounds confusing, but I should have everything from the pre-October 2014 backup if I did Migration Assistant and every files seems accounted for.
I guess if anyone could help me find the iPhoto library, that'll be great. Under Pictures, there is an iPhoto library icon, but it is grayed out. Hope this is helpful. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

If this helps, if I manually type in the file name of the images in Finder, I can only access the thumbnails. Is this a good thing?

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