Trying to retrieve old photos

I have an old 3G (??) phone that i no longer use. the sim card is removed and it has a 1000 pictures that i would like to import into itunes. I have just bought my first mac computer. the problem is that the computer does not recongnize my old phone. it does recongnize my new phone and i have downloaded photos from it. Can anyone help me with this. these pictures mean a great deal to me. thanks

Check this support document http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1591

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