YIKES Photos disappeared from iPhoto AND Elements

Why are my pictures no longer appearing in my iPhoto program since I downloaded Photoshop Elements 12 to my MAC and imported all my photos? Only boundary boxes exist where the old photo used to be.
I tried restoring those files from my "Time Machine" backup, but this did not solve the problem.
ALSO...
I decided to create "catalogs" out of my folders. Perhaps this was a big mistake as I tried to do it intuitively. I selected a folder, then chose "new catalog. I found myself with a dialogue box that had no "cancel" option, so I went ahead and created a new catalog selecting some random pictures and figuring I could delete it later. Oops. WHOA! Now the only this new folder is visible. WHERE are the other picture/folders that existed prior to the creation of this new one? How can I access them? I do not have a backup of the files to restore.
Thirdly, when I WAS able to see all the media and scrolled I noticed that there are still duplicates (even though I thought I had previously and tediously deleted them). Is there a way to actually, purely and simply, delete duplicates?
Fourthly, and lastly (for now) just a comment that I was quite surprised by how many "face shots" Elements created out of a simple import. It seems that most of the photos had faces extracted and enlarged. Kinda cool, but not what I asked for.
Anyway, I'd sure like to find see the photos in tact. If you can help, I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks for listening.
Warm regards,
Zangmo

You totally rock!!! thank you, Barbara. Just ignorance of the program on my part. I knew I did not delete the originals (only a few that I did not want anyway). It seems so simple in hindsight. Problem solved, at least for elements. I need to study the manual! I appreciate you taking the time to respond.
I know where all the photos are so I wasn't too freaked out. Understanding that all is impermanent, I'll go with the flow and re-import iPhoto pictures.
Thanks a million,
Zangmo

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