6006992 The America\'s Cup (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The America\'s Cup. Won at Cowes Regatta by the yacht America in 1851, it has been retained against all comers ever since. It is worth , but millions of dollars have been spent in defending the trophy, now considered the "Blue Ribbon of the Seas." Illustration for Valentine?s Manual of Old New York, No 5, New Series, 1921.); by Look and Learn; American, out of copyright.