Unreadable Photos recorded in Iphoto

Hello
Although these pictures seem to be recorded, I am getting a Triangnge road sign instead of the picture
If I look at information I can see this picture capacity is almost 3Mb
What is wrong and are there ways to get around?
I have rebuilt my library after I got HDD issue and had painfully recovered the files one by one from the stored library
When I reopened it with iphoto I was requested to eccept rebuilding which I did:I suspect this is the cause of these problems with mixup of thumbmail with wrong pictures,which I corrected by using the image treatment(improvement)
Has anyone any idea about how to make those dammed road signs switch to a real picture?
Thank you

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 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. .
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