Unable to view photos in iPhoto unless same day import

I imported and edited a bunch of photos in iPhoto yesterday, but when I went to use them today, all I see are blank thumbnails. When I click on these, there's no picture. I can only see the photos I imported today. Where did all my other photos go? And how can I save them so they don't disappear on me?

Aneek:
By "no picture" what do you mean? What do you see? If' it's a gray window with an "!" in the middle it means that the library database file has been damaged and lost the link to the original file. That can happen if there's been an interruption while iPhoto is writing to the database file.
You can try rebuilding the library as follows: launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys depressed and follow the instructions to rebuild the library. Select the first four options. I'm not confident that that will resurrect the library but it's worth a try. If that doesn't work post back and we'll go from there. Also see the tip at then end of my signature.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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